p¤¢lnWr¢trØyWà   h|ssarssE¢vtW:   .
p#hsÓt£v   BaÏyExa   nanarÏn¢vB¥¢xta   =21=

p¤¢lnW:

by sand banks

A¢trØyW:   c

extremely lovely as well

h|ssarssE¢vtW:

resorted to by swans and cranes

p#hs¢Ót

a smiling maiden

iv

like

Ba¢t

appears

exa

this

nanarÏn¢vB¥¢xta

decorated with different types of ornaments

21.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   sand   banks   resorted   to   by   swans   and   cranes   the   river   appears   like   a   smiling   maiden   decorated   with   different   types   of
ornaments.

Àv¢c°£laEÏplÅC°a   Ba¢t   r³aEÏplW:   Àv¢ct¯   .
Àv¢cdaBa¢t   S¤²Wà   ¢dÛyW:   k[m¤dk[fqmlW:   =22=

Àv¢ct¯

in some places

n£laEÏplÅC°a

covered with blue lilies

Ba¢t

appears

r³aEÏplW:

covered with red lotuses

Àv¢ct¯

in some places

Àv¢ct¯

in other places

AaBa¢t

appears

S¤²W:

with white

c

also

¢dÛyW:

exquisite

k[m¤dk[fqmlW:

with lily buds

22.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   in   some   places   appears   covered   with   blue   lilies,
in   some   places,   it   is   covered   with   red   lotuses   and   in   other   places   it   is   full   of   white   and   exquisite   lily   buds.

pa¢rÔlvStWj¤I¾a   b¢hIN@¬·na¢dta   .
rmN£ya   nd£   s¬Øy   m¤¢nsHqGW¢nIxE¢vta   =23=

pa¢rÔlvStW:

by hundreds of water birds

j¤¾a

visited

b¢hIN@¬·na¢dta

made noisy by peacocks and cranes

rmN£ya

beautiful to look at

nd£

the river

s¯y

blessed

m¤¢nsHqGW:

by multitude of sages

¢nxE¢vta

resorted to

23.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   river   is   extremely   beautiful   to   look   at   with
hundred   of   water-birds,   made   noisy   by   peacocks   and   cranes   and   resorted   to   by   multitude   of   sages.

pÜy   cÓdnv¦XaNa|   p´£:   s¤r¢cta   iv   .
kk[Bana|   c   èÜyÓtE   mnsEvaE¢dta:   smm¯   =24=

pÜy

see

cÓdnv¦XaNa|

of sandal trees

p´£:

rows

s¤r¢cta   iv

placed charmingly

kk[Bana|   c

the row of Maruda trees also

èÜyÓtE

are seen

mnsa	in the mind

iv   u¢dta:

as if sprung

smm¯	simultaneously

24.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   see   the   charming   rows   of   sandal   wood   trees.   The
rows   of   Kakubha   trees   also   appears   to   the   mind   as   if   they   have   sprung
simultaneously.

AhaE   s¤rmN£yaE{y|   dES:   SæO¤¢nx¥dn   .
ih   r||Þyav   s¬¢mæOE   saÒvæO   ¢nvsavhW   =25=

AhaE	what a wonder

s¤rmN£y:

extremely beautiful

Ay|

this

dES:

region

SæO¤¢nx¥dn

Destroyer of foes

ih

here

r||Þyav

stay happily

s¬¢mæOE

Lakshmana

saD¤	comfortably

AæO

here

¢nvsavhW

let us reside

25.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   it   was   an   extremely   charming   region   and   they   can   reside   there   comfortably   and   enjoy   life.

ità   na¢tÑ¥rE   sa   ¢k¢ÝkÓDa   ¢cæOkanna   .
s¤g#£vÞy   p¤r£   rØya   B¢vÝy¢t   n¦paÏmj   =26=

it:

from here

c

also

na¢tÑ¥rE

nearby

sa

that

¢k¢ÝkÓDa

Kishkindha

¢cæOkanna

with wonderful forests

s¤g#£vÞy

of Sugriva

p¤r£

city

rØya

beautiful

B¢vÝy¢t

will be

n¦paÏmj

Prince

26.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   Kishkindha,   the   beautiful   city   of   Sugriva   with
wonderful   forests   will   be   nearby.

g£tva¢dæO¢nGa©Ix:   ½¥ytE   jyta|   vr   .
ndIta|   vanraNa|   c   m¦dÄñafØbrW:   sh   =27=

g£tva¢dæO¢nGa©Ix:

the sound of vocal music and musical instruments

½¥ytE

is heard

jyta|   vr

Best among the victorious

ndIta|

the shouting

vanraNa|

of the monkeys

c

also

m¦dÄñafØbrW:    sh

alongwith sounds of drums

27.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   shouts   of   monkeys   to   the   sound   of   drums   is   heard   together   with   sounds   of   vocal   musicand   the   musical   instruments.

lb¯Òva   BayaI|   k¢pvr:   p#aÔy   raÇy|   s¤¶dqv¦t:   .
D#¤v|   nÓd¢t   s¤g#£v:   s|p#aÔy   mht£|   ¢½ym¯   =28=

lb¯Òva

having regained

BayaI|

his wife

k¢pvr:

the best among monkeys

p#aÔy

having got

raÇy|

his kingdom

s¤¶dqv¦t:

surrounded by friends

D#¤v|

doubtless

nÓd¢t

will enjoy

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

s|p#aÔy

having attained

mht£|

great

¢½ym¯

fortune

28.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   best   among   apes,   Sugriva,will   no   doubt   enjoy
surrounded   by   friends   having   regained   his   wife,   got   back   his   kingdom   and
attained   great   fortune.

iÏy¤ÀÏva   ÓyvsäOæO   raGv:   shlßmN:   .
bh¤èÜydr£k[¸E   t¢ÞmÓp#Þa#vNE   ¢gr¬   =29=

i¢t

thus

uÀÏva

saying

Óyvst¯

resided

tæO

there

raGv:

Rama

shlßmN:

along with Lakshmana

bh¤èÜydr£k[¸E

abounding in beautiful caves, bushes and objects worth seeing

t¢Þmn¯

in that

p#Þa#vNE

Prasravana

¢gr¬

mountain

29.Saying   thus,   Rama   alongwith   Lakshmana   resided   in   the   Prasravana   caves
with   its   beautiful   caves,   bushes   and   objects   worth   seeing.

s¤s¤KE{¢p   bh¤d#ÛyE   t¢Þm¢Óh   DrN£DrE   .
vstÞtÞy   ramÞy   r¢trÚpa{¢p   naBvt¯   =
¶ta|   ¢h   BayaI   Þmrt:   p#aNE×yaE{¢p   gr£ys£m¯   =30=

s¤s¤KE   A¢p

even though with great comfort

bh¤d#ÛyE

with abundant material

t¢Þmn¯

in that

¢h

surely

DrN£DrE

on the mountain

vst:

residing

tÞy

that

ramÞy

of Rama

r¢t:	peace of mind

AÚpa   A¢p

even a little

n   ABvt¯

was not there

¶ta|

abducted

¢h

indeed

BayaI

his wife

Þmrt:

thinking about

p#aNE×y:   A¢p

even more than his life

gr£ys£m¯

valuable

30.Rama   while   living   in   the   mountain   with   great   comfort   and   abundant   materials   did   not   attain   even   a   little   peace   of   mind   thinking   about   the   abduction   of   his   wife   who   was   even   more   valuable   than   his   life.