p¤Ýps|C°¢SKra    maâtaEÏXEpc·la:    ,
Am£    mD¤kraEäO|sa:    p#g£ta    iv    padpa:    .21.

p¤Ýps|C°¢SKra:

with the tops of branches covered with flowers

maâtaEÏXEpc·la:

unsteady due to being shaken by the wind

Am£

these

mD¤kraEäO|sa:

with bees as adornments for the crests

p#g£ta:

singing

iv	as it were

padpa:

trees

21.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   with   branches   heavily   covered   with   flowers,
unsteady   due   to   the   winds   and   having   bees   as   their   ornaments   for   crests
the   trees   appear   singing   as   it   were.

s¤p¤¢Ýpta|Þt¤    pÜyEmaÓk¢NIkaraÓsmÓtt:    ,
hazkp#¢ts|C°a°raÓp£taØbra¢nv    .22.

s¤p¤¢Ýptan¯

in full bloom

t¤

in this

pÜy

see

iman¯

these

k¢NIkaran¯

karnikara trees

smÓtt:

all around

hazkp#¢ts|C°an¯

adorned in gold ornaments

nran¯

men

p£taØbran¯

wearing yellow raiments

iv

like

22.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   Karnikara   trees   in   full   bloom,   all   over
the   place,   appear   like   men   draped   in   yellow   raiments   and   adorned   in   gold
ornaments.

Ay|    vsÓt:    saW¢mæOE      nana¢vhgna¢dt:    ,
s£tya    ¢vp#h£NÞy    SaEks|d£pnaE    mm    .23.

Ay|

this

vsÓt:

spring season

saW¢mæOE

Lakshmana

nana¢vhgna¢dt:

filled with the sounds of various birds

s£tya

from Sita

¢vp#h£NÞy

being separated

SaEks|d£pn:

heightens the sense of grief

mm

my

23.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   spring   season   with   the   sounds   of   many
varieties   of   birds,   aggravates   his   sense   of   grief   being   separated   from   Sita.

ma|    ¢h    SaEksma@aÓt|    sÓtapy¢t    mÓmT:    ,
¶¾:    p#vdmanà    mamaºy¢t    kaE¢kl:    .24.

ma|

me

¢h

therefore

SaEksma@aÓt|

drowned in sorrow

sÓtapy¢t

torments

mÓmT:

the wonder of love

¶¾:

happily

p#vdman:

making sounds

c   ma|

me also

Aaºy¢t

calls out

kaE¢kl:

the cuckoo

24.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   cuckoo   sings   happily   and   calls   him
and   this   torments   him   with   the   wonders   of   love   when   he   was   already
drowned   in   sorrow.

ex    nÏy¥hkaE    ¶¾aE    rØyE    ma|    vn¢nJIrE    ,
p#NdÓmÓmTa¢v¾|    SaEc¢yÝy¢t    lßmN    .25.

ex:

this

nÏy¥hk:

waterfowl

¶¾:	in a joyous mood

rØyE

lovely

ma|

me

vn¢nJIrE

in the wild cascade

p#Ndn¯

calling out

mÓmTa¢v¾|

assailed by the god of love

SaEc¢yÝy¢t

fills with grief

lßmN

Lakshmana

25.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   water-fowl   singing   in   happily   in   the
wild   cascade   filled   him   with   grief   who   struck   with   love.

½¤ÏvWtÞy    p¤ra    SÖdma½mÞTa    mm    ¢p#ya    ,
mamah\y    p#m¤¢dta    prm|    p#ÏynÓdt    .26.

½¤Ïva

on hearing

etÞy

of this

p¤ra	in the past

SÖd|

calling

Aa½mÞTa

staying in the hermitage

mm

my

¢p#ya

beloved

ma|

me

Aah\y

called

p#m¤¢dta

overjoyed

prm|

specially

p#ÏynÓdt

with excessive joy

26.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   overjoyed   to   hear   its   cry   in   the   past
when   staying   in   the   hermitage   Sita   called   him   with   great   joy.

ev|    ¢v¢cæOa:    ptga    nanarav¢vra¢vN:    ,
v¦Xg¤Úmlta:    pÜy    s|pt¢Ót    smÓtt:    .27.

ev|

like this

¢v¢cæOa:

of several kinds

ptga:

birds

nanarav¢vra¢vN:

making many a sound

v¦Xg¤Úmlta:

on trees, bushes and creepers

pÜy

see

s|pt¢Ót

come and perch

smÓtt:

on all sides

27.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   can   see   varieties   of   birds   making   various
kinds   of   sound   descend   on   the   trees,   creepers   and   bushes   on   all   sides.

¢v¢m½a    ¢vhga:    p¤|¢BraÏmÛy¥ha¢Bn¢Ódta:    ,
B¦Hqgrajp#m¤¢dta:    saW¢mæOE    mD¤rÞvra:    .28.

¢v¢m½a:

united

¢vhga:

female birds

p¤|¢B:

with male birds

AaÏmÛy¥ha¢Bn¢Ódta:

happy in the company of their own

B¦Hqgrajp#m¤¢dta:

bees known as bhringa raja being rejoiced

saW¢mæOE

Lakshmana

mD¤rÞvra:

are singing sweetly

28.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   female   birds   when   in   the   company   of
their   males   are   feeling   happy   and   the   bees   known   as   bhringa   raja   sing
sweetly   being   rejoiced.

AÞya:    k\lE    p#m¤¢dta:    s|GS:    Sk[na¢ÞÏvh    .29.

AÞya:

on its

k\lE

banks

p#m¤¢dta:

feel highly rejoiced

s|GS:

flocks

Sk[na:   t¤

of eagles

ih

now

29.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   on   the   banks   the   flocks   of   eagles   feel   highly
rejoiced.

nÏy¥hãt¢v@ÓdW:    p¤|ÞkaE¢klãtWr¢p    ,
Þvn¢Ót    padpaàEmE    mmanHqgp#d£pka:    .30.

nÏy¥hãt¢v@ÓdW:

with the sounds made by the waterfowls

p¤|ÞkaE¢klãtW:   A¢p

with the melodious sound of the male cuckoos also

Þvn¢Ót

resounds

padpa:

trees

c

also

imE

these

mm

my

AnHqgp#d£pka:

kindles love in my mind

30.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   with   the   sounds   of   the   water-fowls   and   the
melodious   sound   of   the   male   cuckoos   the   trees   resound   kindling   love   in   his
heart.