paWrW:   p#Ïy¤étaE   Ñ¥r|   ¢¹jWà   p¤rva¢s¢B:      .
p¤æOWrn¤gt:   ½£man¯   ½£m¢ìà   mhaySa:   ¡ 11¡

paWrW:

by the citizens

p#Ïy¤ét:

received by going forward

Ñ¥r|	from a distance

¢¹jW:

by the learned Brahmins

c

and

p¤rva¢s¢B:

residents of the city

p¤æOW:

with the sons

An¤gt:

accompanied

½£man¯

that illustrious

½£m¢ì:

the illustrious

c

and

mhaySa:

of great repute

p#¢vvES   g¦h|   raja   ¢hmvÏsèS|   ¢p#ym¯          .
nnÓd   sjnaE   raja   g¦hE   kamW:   s¤p¥¢jt:   ¡ 12¡

p#¢vvES

entered

g¦h|

palace

raja

king

¢hmvt¯

like the Himalayan mountain

sèS|

similar

¢p#ym¯

close to his heart

nnÓd

revelled

sjn:	in the company of his people

raja

king

g¦hE	in his abode

kamW:

all desires

s¤p¥¢jt:

having been provided

 
That   widely   reputed   king,   then   entered   his   favourite   palace which   rivalled   with   the   Himalayan   mountain,   having   been received   even   from   a   distance   by   the   citizens   and   the   learned Brahmins   showering   benedictions,   in   the   company   of   his illustrious   sons   and   revelled   in   all   luxury,   with   his   kith   and kin,   adored   by   all   (11-12).
 
kaWsÚya   c   s¤¢mæOa   c   kWkEy£   c   s¤mÒyma   .
vD¥p#¢tg#hE   y¤³a   yaàaÓya   rajyaE¢xt:         ¡ 13¡

kaWsÚya

Kausalya

c

and

s¤¢mæOa

Sumitra

c

and

kWkEy£

Kaikeyi

c

and

s¤mÒyma

of slender waist

vD¥p#¢tg#hE

in the matter of showering loving care upon the daughtersin-law

y¤³a:

engrossed

ya:

whoever

c

and

AÓya:

other

rajyaE¢xt:

the royal ladies

ram|   c   lßmN|   cWv   SæO¤G"|   Brt|   tTa   .
AacIyn¯   mÄñlaS£¢BImIÄñlWr×yp¥jyn¯            ¡
upaharWà   s|¶¾a:   k¤maran¢Bp¥Çy   c       ¡ 14¡

ram|

Rama

c

and

lßmN|

Lakshmana

c

and

ev

also

SæO¤G"|

Satrughna

Brt|

Bharatha

tTa	in the same manner

AacIyn¯

hailed

mÄñlaS£¢BI:

with auspicious benedictions

mÄñlW:

blessings

A×yp¥jyn¯

showered

upaharW:

rain of flowers

c

and

s|¶¾a:

extremely pleased

k¤maran¯

the princes

A¢Bp¥Çy

well looked after (decorated)

c

and

 
Kausalya,   Sumitra   and   Kaikeyi   of   slender   waist,   as   also   those
other   royal   ladies,   showered   loving   care   upon   the   daughters-in   law
and   felt   greatly   happy   in   mind.   They   also   showered   benedictions
on   the   princes   Rama,   Lakshmana,   Bharatha   and   Satrugna   and
decorated   them   with   profuse   quahtities   of   flowers   (13-14).
 
tt:   s£ta|   mhaBagam¥¢mIla|   c   yS¢Þvn£m¯   .
k¤SÒvjs¤tE   caEBE   jg¦h^n¦IppÏny:              ¡ 15¡

tt:	thereafter

s£ta|

Sri Sita

mhaBaga|

very fortunate

U¢mIla|

Urmila

c

and

yS¢Þvn£m¯

of great fame

k¤SÒvjs¤tE

the daughters of Kusadhvaja

c

and

uBE

two

jg¦h^:

took hold of

n¦ppÏny:

the wives of the emperor

 
Thereafter,   those   queens   then   led   away   the   most   fortunate Sita   and   the   illustrious   Urmila   and   the   two   daughters   of Kusadhvaja   (15).

mÄñlalØbnWàWv   SaE¢Bta:   XaWmvass:   .
dEvtaytnaÓyaS¤   yTahI|   p#Ïyp¥jyn¯   ¡ 16¡

mÄñlalØbnW:

with insignia of auspiciousness

c

and

ev

also

SaE¢Bta:

dazzling

XaWmvass:

draped in silken raiments

dEvtaytna¢n

the temples

AaS¤

quickly

yTahI|

in a fitting manner

p#Ïyp¥jyn¯

worshipped

 
Clad   in   white   silken   garments   and   shining   with   signs   of auspicious   features,   (these   brides)   quickly   offered   worship   in   the various   temples,   as   per   the   procedure   laid   down   (16)
 
A¢Bvaïa¢Bvaïa|à   svaI   rajs¤taÞtda         .
Þv|   Þv|   g¦h|   smasaï   k¤bErBvnaEpmm¯   ¡ 17¡

A¢Bvaï

having paid respects

A¢Bvaïan¯

to those deserving respect

c

and

svaI:

all

rajs¤ta:

the princesses

tda

then

Þv|

own

Þv|

own

g¦h|

abode

smasaï

having reached

k¤bErBvnaEpmm¯

resembling the house of Kubera

 
gaE¢BDInWà   DaÓyWà   tpI¢yÏva   ¢¹jaEäOman¯   .
rE¢mrE   m¤¢dta:   svaI   Bt¦I¢B:   s¢hta   rh:   ¡ 18¡

gaE¢B:

with cows

DnW:	with wealth

c

and

DaÓyW:

with foodgrains

c

and

tpI¢yÏva

satisfying

¢¹jaEäOman¯

the best among Brahmins

rE¢mrE

revelled

m¤¢dta:

with heightened happiness

svaI:

all

Bt¦I¢B:

with husbands

s¢hta:

in the company of

rh:	in private

 
Thereafter,  the  princesses,   having   propitiated   the   best   among Brahmins   with   gifts   of   cows,   wealth   and   foodgrains,   all   of them,   in   the   company   of   their   husbands,   having   paid   respects to   those   worthy   of   respect,   with   great   happiness   in   mind, entered   their   individual   apartments   that   looked   like the   palace   of   Kubera   (the   Lord   of   wealth)   and   enjoyed themselves   in   private   (17-18).

k¤maraà   mhaÏmanaE   v£yINap#¢tma   B¤¢v       .
k]tdara:   k]taÞæOaà   sDna:   ss¤¶Çjna:   ¡ 19¡

k¤mara:

sons

c

and

mhaÏman:

highsouled

v£yIN

on account of valour

Ap#¢tma:

unparalleled

B¤¢v	on the earth

k]tdara:

having acquired consorts

k]taÞæOa:

having mastered the science of archery

c

and

sDna:

with great wealth

ss¤¶Çjna:

surrounded by friends and companions

S¤½¥xmaNa:   ¢ptr|   vtIy¢Ót   nrxIBa:                .
kalE   kalE   t¤   n£¢tåOaÞtaExyÓtaE   g¤â|   g¤NW:   ¡ 20¡

S¤½¥xmaNa:

attending on, in service

¢ptr|

father

vtIy¢Ót

stay at hand

nrxIBa:

the bulls among kings

kalE

in time

kalE

in time

t¤

indeed

n£¢tåOa:

having mastered the science of administration

taExyÓt:

making happy

g¤â|

father

g¤NW:

by excellent qualities

Those   bulls   among   men   in   the   world   and   exalted   ones,   those
princes   shone   without   a   second   in   valour,   having   acquired   wives,
mastered   the   art   of   archery,   commanding   all   luxury   and prosperity,   having   gained   excellent   companions,   having mastered   all   rules   of   administration   and   governance,   gladdening the   heart   of   the   father   (the   preceptor)   from   time   to   time   owing to   their   way   of   life   and   remaining  at  the service of  their father, spent   their   time   happily   (19-20).