THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 1 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


pØpad¢SInaE    ramÞy    ¢vp#lap:    -   RAMA'S   WAILING   ON   SEEING   PAMPA

s    ta|    p¤Ýk¢rN£|    gÏva    pîaEÏplJxak[lam¯    ,
ram:    saW¢m¢æOs¢htaE    ¢vllapak[lE¢Ód#y:    .1.

s:   that
ta|   that
p¤Ýk¢rN£|   to the lake
gÏva   reaching
pîaEÏplJxak[la|   abounding in lotuses lilies and fishes
ram:   Rama
saW¢m¢æOs¢ht:   accompanied by Lakshmana
¢vllap   wailed
Aak[lE¢Ód#y:   whose mind was troubled

1.Rama,   alongwith   Lakshmana,   on   reaching   lake   Pampa   full   of   lotuses,
lilies   and   fishes,   with   a   troubled   mind,   wailed.

tÞy    è¾qvWv    ta|    hxaI¢d¢Ód#ya¢N    ck¢ØprE    ,
s    kamvSmap°:    saW¢m¢æO¢mdmb#v£t¯    .2.

tÞy   his
è¾qva   ev   on seeing only
ta|   that
hxaIt¯   with delight
i¢Ód#ya¢N   the senses
ck¢ØprE   felt excited
s:   he
kamvS|   a prey to love
Aap°:   fallen
saW¢m¢æO|   to Lakshmana
id|   as follows
Ab#v£t¯   said

2.On   seeing   that   lake   Rama's   senses   were   excited   due   to   delight   and   fell
a   prey   to   love   and   said   as   follows   to   Lakshmana.

saW¢mæOE    SaEBtE    pØpa    vWf¥yI¢vmlaEdka    ,
P[ÚlpîaEÏplvt£    SaE¢Bta    ¢v¢vDWrqd#[mW:    .3.

saW¢mæOE   Lakshmana
SaEBtE   charms
pØpa   Pampa
vWf¥yI¢vmlaEdka   with water clear as cat's eye gem
P[ÚlpîaEÏplvt£   filled with fully blossomed lotuses and lilies
SaE¢Bta   adorned
¢v¢vDW:   with various types of
d#[mW:   with trees

3.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Pampa   is   charming   with   water   clear   as   cat's
eye   gem,   filled   with   fully   blossomed   lotuses   and   lilies   and   adorned   with
a   variety   of   trees.

saW¢mæOE    pÜy    pØpaya:    kann|    S¤BdSInm¯    ,
yæO    raj¢Ót    SWlaBa    d#[ma:    s¢SKra    iv    .4.

saW¢mæOE   Lakshmana
pÜy   see
pØpaya:   of Pampa
kann|   the groves
S¤BdSInm¯   pleasant to sight
yæO   in which
raj¢Ót   appears charming
SWlaBa:   mountains
d#[ma:   the trees
s¢SKra:   with branches
iv   like

4.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   look   at   the   beautiful   woodlands   of   Pampa
appear   charming   with   huge   trees   with   their   branches   resembling   mountains.

ma|       SaEka¢Bs|tçO|    maDv:    p£fy¢°v    ,
BrtÞy    c    Ѥ:KEn    vWdE/a    hrNEn    c    .5.

ma|   me
  specially
SaEka¢Bs|tçO|   drowned in sorrow
maDv:   the spring season
p£fyn¯   iv   appears to torment
BrtÞy   of Bharatha
c   Ѥ:KEn   sad plight also
vWdE/a:   of Sita
hrNEn   c   abduction also

5.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   drowned   in   sorrow   by   the   sad   plight   of
Bharata   and   abduction   of   Sita,   this   spring   season   appears   to   torment   him
specially.

SaEkatIÞya¢p    mE    pØpa    SaEBtE    ¢cæOkanna    ,
Ûyvk£NaI    bh^¢vDW:    p¤ÝpW:    S£taEdka    ¢Sva    .6.

SaEkatIÞy   stricken with grief
A¢p   mE   for me also
pØpa   Pampa
SaEBtE   appears charming
¢cæOkanna   with its lovely groves
Ûyvk£NaI   dense
bh^¢vDW:   several types of
p¤ÝpW:   with flowers
S£taEdka   with cool, refreshing waters
¢Sva   auspicious

6.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   even   for   him   afflicted   by   sorrow,   Pampa
appears   charming   with   lovely   groves   with   dense   flowers   of   various   kinds.,
and   with   ivng   auspicious   cool   w.ight.

n¢lnWr¢p    s|C°a    /ÏyTI|    S¤BdSIna    ,
spIÛyalan¤c¢rta    m¦g¢¹jsmak[la    .7.

n¢lnW:   with lotuses
A¢p   s|C°a   though thickly covered
¢h   indeed
AÏyTI|   extremely
S¤BdSIna   lovely to look at
spIÛyalan¤c¢rta   the abode of serpents and huge pythons
m¦g¢¹jsmak[la   surfeit with deer and various birds

7.Rama   told   Lakshamana   that   Pampa   presents   a   lovely   sight   being   covered
with   lotuses,   abode   of   serpents,   pythons,   deers   and   various   species   of   birds.

A¢Dk|    p#¢tBaÏyEt°£lp£t|       Sa¹lm¯    ,
d#[maNa|    ¢v¢vDW:    p¤ÝpW:    p¢rÞtaEmW¢rva¢pItm¯    .8.

A¢Dk|   extremely
p#¢tBa¢t   shines
ett¯   this
n£lp£t|     with blue and yellow colours
Sa¹lm¯   the tender grass turf
d#[maNa|   of the trees
¢v¢vDW:   many types of
p¤ÝpW:   with flowers
p¢rÞtaEmW:   with carpets
iv   like
A¢pItm¯   spread

8.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   tender   grass   turf   spread   with   flowers   of
various   types   from   trees   with   blue   and   yellow   colour   was   charming   like   a
carpet   spread   on   it.

nanap#Áyatk[s¤mWÜC°a    B¥BaI¢t    lßmN    .9.

nanap#Áyatk[s¤mW:   with excellent flowers of various kinds
C°a   charming
B¥:   the earth
Ba¢t   appears
lßmN   Lakshmana

9.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   ground   adorned   with   a   variety   of   flowers
appeared   charming.

p¤ÝpBarsm¦¼a¢n    ¢SKra¢N    smÓtt:    ,
lta¢B:    p¤¢Ýptag#a¢Bâpg¥F¢n    svIt:    .10.

p¤ÝpBarsm¦¼a¢n   appears enriched with an excess of flowers
¢SKra¢N   the branches
smÓtt:   all around
lta¢B:   with creepers
p¤¢Ýptag#a¢B:   with the flowered tips
upg¥F¢n   being entwined
svIt:   all over

10.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   branches   being   entwined   with   creepers
with   flowered   tips   on   all   sides   appeared   enriched   with   excess   of   flowers.  

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