Thereafter,   along   with   Lakshmana   and   with   Viswamitra in   the   lead,   travelling   in   the   north-eastern   direction, (Rama)   arrived   at   the   sacrificial   arena   (1).  
ramÞt¤   m¤¢nSaÑ¥Ilm¤vac   shlßmN:   .
saÒv£   yåOsm¦¢Ñ¯D¢hI   jnkÞy   mhaÏmn:   ¡ 2¡

ram:

Rama

t¤

then

m¤¢nSaÑ¥Il|

tiger among sages

uvac

said

shlßmN:

in the company of Lakshmana

saÒv£

excellent is

yåOsm¦¢Ñ¯D:

preparations for the sacrifice

¢h

verily

jnkÞy

of Janaka

mhaÏmn:

the highsouled

 
In   the   company   of   Lakshmana,   Rama   told   the   tiger   among sages:   The  arrangements  made  by  the  high-souled Janaka are indeed excellent   (2).  
bh\n£h   sh*a¢N   nanadES¢nva¢snam¯   .
b#a'Nana|   mhaBag   vEdaÒyynSa¢lnam¯   ¡ 3¡

bh\¢n

many

ih

this

sh*a¢N

thousands of years

nanadES¢nva¢snam¯

people living in many countries

b#a'Nana|

Brahmins

mhaBag

O! Highly fortunate one!

vEdaÒyynSa¢lnam¯

those whose second nature is the study of scriptures

§¢xvazaà   èÜyÓtE   Skz£Sts|kla:   .
dESaE   ¢vD£yta|   b#'n¯   yæO   vÏÞyamhE   vym¯   ¡ 4¡

§¢xvaza:

the cottages of saints

c

and

èÜyÓtE

are seen

Skz£Sts|kla:

full of hundreds of carts loaded with articles

dES:

place

¢vD£yta|

may it be ordered

b#'n¯

O! Lord!

yæO

where

vÏÞyamhE

shall we stay

vym¯

we

 
O!   One   of   great   fortune!   Many   thousands   of   learned   ones, steeped   in   Vedic   lore   have   arrived   here   from   different places.   Also   are   seen   here   the   dwelling   places of   many   sages   and   seers.   Moreover   this   place   teems   with hundreds   of   carts   loaded   with   things.   O!   Lord!  May  you order  the  place  where  we  may  set  up  our  lodging'  (3-4).  
ramÞy   vcn|   ½¤Ïva   ¢váa¢mæOaE   mham¤¢n:   .
¢nvESmkraEêESE   ¢v¢v³E   s¢llay¤tE   ¡ 5¡

ramÞy

of Rama

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

¢váa¢mæO:

Viswamitra

mham¤¢n:

the great sage

¢nvES|

lodging

AkraEt¯

fixed

dESE	in a place

¢v¢v³E

not crowded

s¢llay¤tE

with plentiful supply of water

 
That   great   sage   Viswamitra,   upon   hearing   (those)   words of   Rama,   pitched   upon   a   place   which   had   plentiful   supply of   water   and   where   there   was   no   excessive   habitation   (5).  
¢váa¢mæOmn¤p#açO|   ½¤Ïva   s   n¦p¢tÞtda   .
StanÓd|   p¤rÞk]Ïy   p¤raE¢htm¢n¢Ódtm¯   ¡
p#Ïy¤Çjgam   shsa   ¢vnyEn   sm¢Óvt:   ¡ 6¡

¢váa¢mæO|

Viswamitra

An¤p#açO|

having come

½¤Ïva

hearing

s:

he

n¦p¢t:

the king

tda

then

StanÓd|

Satananda

p¤rÞk]Ïy

at the lead

p¤raE¢ht|

priest

A¢n¢Ódtm¯

faultless

p#Ïy¤Çjgam

went forward

shsa

quickly

¢vnyEn

with reverence

sm¢Óvt:

accompanied by

 
That   king   (Janaka),   learning   that   Viswamira   has   set   foot in   his   territory,   quickly   went   out   to   receive   him,   with all   reverence   and   devotion,  with  his  family priest,  the immaculate Satananda  in  the  lead  (6).  
§¢ÏvjaE{¢p   mhaÏmanÞÏvrÃymaday   sÏvrm¯   .
¢váa¢mæOay   DmEIN   dѤmIÓæOp¤rÞk]tm¯   ¡ 7¡

§¢Ïvj:

the priests in charge of the sacrifice

A¢p

also

mhaÏman:

the highsouled one

t¤

indeed

ArÃy|

water to sip

Aaday

having fetched

sÏvrm¯

quickly

¢váa¢mæOay

for Viswamitra

DmEIN

with reverential devotion

dѤ:

offered

mÓæOp¤rÞk]tm¯

to the accompaniment of hymnical chants

 
Those   high-souled   priests   too   quickly   fetched,   for   Viswamitra,
water   to   (wash   the   feet   and)   sip   and   offered   it   with   reverential
devotion   and   to   the   accompaniment   of   hymnical   chants   (7).  
p#¢tg¦/   t¤   ta|   p¥ja|   jnkÞy   mhaÏmn:   .
pp#ÅC   k¤Sl|   raåOaE   yåOÞy   c   ¢nramym¯   ¡ 8¡

p#¢tg¦/

accepting

t¤

indeed

ta|

that

p¥ja|

worship

jnkÞy

of Janaka

mhaÏmn:

of the noble soul

pp#ÅC

asked

k¤Sl|

wellbeing

raåO:

of the king

yåOÞy

of the sacrifice

c

and

¢nramym¯

without any hindrance

 
Having   accepted   those   offerings   of   honour   made   by   that high-souled   Janaka,  (Viswamitra)  asked  about   his   welfare and   the   progress,  without   let   or   hindrance,   of   the  sacrifice   (8).  
s   ta|àa¢p   m¤n£n¯   p¦¾va   saEpaÒyayp¤raEDs:   .
yTaÓyay|   tt:   svI:   smagÅCt¯p#¶¾vt¯   ¡ 9¡

s:

he

tan¯

those

c

and

A¢p

also

m¤n£n¯

sages

p¦¾va

having made enquiries

saEpaÒyayp¤raEDs:

in the company of priests, preceptors etc

yTaÓyay|

in proper manner

tt:

then

svI:

by all

smagÅCt¯

stayed

p#¶¾vt¯

with a cheerful disposition

 
He   made   enquiries   with   the   sages   and   seers   in   the   company of   priests,  preceptors  etc,  observing  proper  protocol  and later   stayed   with   them   (for   a   time)   in   a   happy   frame of   mind   (9).  
AT   raja   m¤¢n½E¿|   k]ta¸¢lrBaxt   .
AasnE   Bgv°aÞta|   shW¢Bm¤I¢nsäOmW:   ¡ 10¡

AT

then

raja

the king

m¤¢n½E¿|

the eminent hermit

k]ta¸¢l:

with folded palms

ABaxt

said

AasnE

in the seat

Bgvn¯

O! Lord!

AaÞta|

may you be seated

sh	along with

e¢B:

these

m¤¢nsäOmW:

noblest of sages

 
Then,   the   king   with   folded   palms   spoke   to   the   best   among   the
sages:  `O!   Lord!  May  you  be  pleased  to   adorn   the(se)   seat(s)   with the   best   among   sages'   (10).