| BrtÞy | of Bharatha |
| A¢p | also |
| SæO¤G": | Shatrugna |
| lßmN | of Lakshmana |
| Avrj: | younger born |
| ¢ht: | well wisher |
| p#aNW: | than his very life |
| ¢p#ytr: | dearer |
| ¢nÏy| | always |
| tÞy | to him |
| c | and |
| Aas£t¯ | was |
| tTa | similarly |
| ¢p#y: | affectionate |
| s: | that |
| ct¤¢BI: | by the quartet |
| mhaBagW: | highly fortunate |
| p¤æOW: | sons |
| dSrT: | Dasaratha |
| ¢p#yW: | beloved |
| bB¥v | became |
| prm | extremely |
| p#£t: | pleased |
| dEvW: | by the gods |
| iv | like |
| ¢ptamh: | Lord Brahma |
| tE | they |
| yda | when (ripe with the qualities mentioned here below) |
| MansØp°a: | full of wisdom |
| svI | all |
| sm¤¢dta: | possessed |
| g¤NW: | noble attributes |
| »£mÓt: | one who hates to commit an unseemly act even inadvertently |
| k£¢tImÓt: | famed |
| c | and |
| svIMa: | allknowing |
| d£GId¢SIn: | far-sighted |
| tExa| | those |
| ev| | like this |
| p#Bavana| | of capabilities |
| svIxa| | to all of them |
| d£çOtEjsam¯ | blazingly radiant |
| ¢pta | father |
| dSrT: | Dasaratha |
| ¶¾: | happy |
| b#'a | Lord Brahma |
| laEka¢Dp: | lord of the worlds |
| yTa | like |
| tE | those |
| c | and |
| A¢p | moreover |
| mn¤jÛyaG#a: | fine men |
| vW¢dk | scriptural |
| AÒyynE | in learning |
| rta: | earnest |
| g¤â | elders and preceptors |
| S¤½¥xN | attending on |
| pra: | always keen |
| Dn¤vIdE | in the science of archery |
| c | and |
| ¢n¢¿ta: | well-versed |
| AT | while being so |
| raja | king |
| dSrT: | Dasaratha |
| tExa| | their |
| dar¢@ya| | marriage |
| p#¢t | regarding |
| ¢cÓtyamas | thought over |
| DmaIÏma | the noble minded |
| saEpaÒyay: | surrounded by preceptors |
| sbaÓDv: | in the company of relatives |
| tÞy | his |
| ¢cÓtymanÞy | while drowned in thought |
| m¢ÓæOmÒyE | amongst his ministers |
| mhaÏmn: | of that great soul |
| A×yagÅCt¯ | arrived |
| mhatEja: | superbly resplendent |
| ¢váa¢mæO: | Viswamitra |
| mham¤¢n: | great sage |
| s: | he |
| raM: | of the king |
| dSInakaHX£ | desirous of meeting |
| ¹araÒyXan¯ | to the gate-keepers |
| uvac | ordered |
| h | Behold! |
| S£G#| | immediately |
| AaÁyat | inform (king Dasaratha) |
| ma| | I |
| p#açO| | having arrived |
| kaW¢Sk| | Kausika |
| ga¢DnÓdnm¯ | the delight of Gadhi |
| tt¯ | those |
| ½¤Ïva | hearing |
| vcn| | words |
| tÞy | his |
| raM: | of the king |
| vEÜm | towards the palace |
| p#Ѥd#v¤: | ran swiftly |
| s|B#aÓtmns: | in an excited frame of mind |
| svI | all |
| tEn | those |
| vaÀyEn | words |
| caE¢dta: | prompted by |
| tE | they |
| gÏva | reaching |
| rajBvn| | the king's palace |
| ¢váa¢mæO| | Viswamitra |
| §¢x| | sage |
| tda | then |
| p#açO| | having arrival |
| AavEdyamas¤: | announced |
| n¦pay | to the king |
| eEßvakvE | of the Ikshvaku dynasty |
| tda | then |