ÞvnWGInana|   Ôlvga:   p#b¤¼a   ¢vhay   ¢nd#a|   ¢crs¢°â¼am­   .
AnEkãpak]¢tvNInada   nvaØb¤Dara¢Bhta   nd¢Ót   =41=

ÞvnW:

with rumbling

Gnana|

of the clouds

Ôlvga:

the frogs

p#b¤¼a:

waking up from hibernation

¢vhay

shaking off

¢nd#a|

sleep

¢crs¢°â¼am¯

from the protracted

AnEkãpak]¢tvNInada:

emerging in varied shapes, forms, colours and uttering

nvaØb¤Dara¢Bhta:

prompted by the first drops of rain

nd¢Ót

croak

41.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   frogs,   shaking   off   their   protracted   sleep
aroused   by   the   rumbling   of   the   clouds,   of   varied   shapes,   forms,   colours   and
uttering   different   sounds   croak   on   being   prompted   by   the   first   drops   of   rain.

nïÞsm¤¹a¢htc@vakaÞtza¢n   S£NaIÓypvah¢yÏva   .
èçOa   nvp#aB¦tp¥NIBaEga   d#^t|   ÞvBtaIrm¤paEpya¢Ót   =42=

nï:	the rivers

sm¤¹a¢htc@vaka:

with Cakravaka birds on the waters

tza¢n

the banks

S£NaI¢n

dilapidated

Apvah¢yÏva

washing away

èçOa:

swollen

nvp#aB¦tp¥NIBaEga:

taking in their current whatever had fallen anew as food to

d#^t|

swiftly

ÞvBtaIr|

their lords

upaEpya¢Ót

rush

42.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   swollen   rivers   with   Cakravaka   birds   on   the
waters   washing   away   the   dilapidated   banks,   taking   in   their   current   whatever   had    fallen   anew   as   food   to   be   consumed   rush   to   meet   their   lords.

n£lEx¤   n£la:   p#¢vBa¢Ót   s³a   mEGEx¤   mEGa   nvva¢rp¥NaI:   .
dva¢g"dÂDEx¤   dva¢g"dÂDa:   SWlEx¤   SWla   iv   b¼m¥la:   =43=

n£lEx¤

in the blue

n£la:

blue

p#¢vBa¢Ót

appear

s³a:	joining together

mEGEx¤

in the clouds

mEGa:

clouds

nvva¢rp¥NaI:

full with fresh water

dva¢g"dÂDEx¤

with areas burnt by wild fire

dva¢g"dÂDa:

burnt by wild fire

SWlEx¤

in the mountains

SWla:

mountains

iv

like

b¼m¥la:

with bases firmly rooted

43.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   blue   clouds   clinging   with   other   blue   clouds   full
of   fresh   water   appear   like   mountains   burnt   by   wild   fires   merging   with   other
mountain   with   areas   burnt   by   forest   fire   with   bases   firmly   rooted.

p#¶¾s°a¢dtb¢hINa¢n   sS@gaEpak[lSa¹la¢n   .
cr¢Ót   n£paj¤Inva¢sta¢n   gja:   s¤rØya¢N   vnaÓtra¢N   =44=

p#¶¾s°a¢dtb¢hINa¢n

with the cries of intoxicated peacocks

sS@gaEpak[lSa¹la¢n

the grasslands teeming with indragopa insects

cr¢Ót

move about

n£paj¤Inva¢sta¢n

made fragrant by Nipa and Arjuna trees

gja:

elephants

s¤rØya¢N

in the most charming

vnaÓtra¢N

in forest regions

44.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   elephants   move   about   in   the   most   charming
forest   region   with   cries   of   intoxicated   peacocks,   the   grasslands   teeming   with
Indragopa   insects   and   made   fragrant   by   Nipa   and   Arjuna   trees.

nvaØb¤DarahtkEsra¢N   d#^t|   p¢rÏyÇy   sraEâha¢N   .
kdØbp¤Ýpa¢N   skEsra¢N   nva¢n   ¶¾a   B#mra:   pt¢Ót   =45=

nvaØb¤DarahtkEsra¢N

with the stamen destroyed by recent rains

d#^t|

quickly

p¢rÏyÇy

abandoning

sraEâha¢N

the lotus flowers

kdØbp¤Ýpa¢N

the Kadamba flowers

skEsra¢N

along with the stamen

nva¢n

the fresh

¶¾a:	full of joy

B#mra:

the bees

pt¢Ót

fall

45.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   bees   quickly   abandoning   the   lotus   flowers
with   stamen   destroyed   by   recent   rains   fall   full   of   joy   on   the   fresh   Kadamba
with   stamens   intact.

mäOa   gjEÓd#a   m¤¢dta   gvEÓd#a   vnEx¤   ¢v½aÓttra   m¦gEÓd#a:   .
rØya   ngEÓd#a   ¢nB¦ta   nrEÓd#a:   p#@£¢ftaE   va¢rDrW:   s¤rEÓd#:   =46=

mäOa:

in rut

gjEÓd#a:

the best among tuskers

m¤¢dta:

feel rejoiced

gvEÓd#a:

the best among bovines

vnEx¤

in the forests

¢v½aÓttra:

are completely relaxed and restful

m¦gEÓd#a:

the best among lions

rØya:

look beautiful

ngEÓd#a:

the best among mountains

¢nB¦ta:

are staying in palaces

nrEÓd#a:

kings

p#@£¢ft:

engaging in sports

va¢rDrW:

along with the clouds

s¤rEÓd#:

the chief of the gods (Indra)

46.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   best   among   tuskers   are   in   rut.   The   best   among   feel   rejoiced.   The   best   among   lions   are   completely   relaxed   and   restful   in   the   forests.   The   best   among   mountains   look   beautiful.   The   kings   are   staying   in   their   palaces.   The   chief   of   gods,   Indra,   is   engaging   in   sports   with   the   clouds.

mEGa:   sm¤ìotsm¤d#nada   mhajl¬GWgIgnavlØba:   .
nd£Þtzaka¢n   sra|¢s   vap£mIh£|   c   k]ÏÞa"am¢BtpIy¢Ót   =47=

mEGa:

the clouds

sm¤ìotsm¤d#nada:

with the sounds of the tumultuous oceans

mhajl¬GW:

with their big torrents

ggnavlØba:

hanging over the skies

nd£:

rivers

tzaka¢n

ponds

sra|¢s

lakes

vap£:

tanks

mh£|

the earth

c   k]ÏÞa"a|

all over

A¢BtpIy¢Ót

make overflow and flood

47.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   clouds   in   the   skies,   with   the   sounds   of   the
turmutous   ocean,   with   their   big   torrents,   make   the   rivers,   ponds,   lakes   and
tanks   overflow   and   flood   all   over   the   earth.

vxIp#vEga   ¢vp¤la:   pt¢Ót   p#va¢Ót   vata:   sm¤d£NIGaExa:   =48=

vxIp#vEga:

downpours

¢vp¤la:

abundant

pt¢Ót

fall

p#va¢Ót

blow

vata:

winds

sm¤d£NIGaExa:

with roaring sounds

48.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   abundant   downpours   fall   on   the   earth   and   the
winds   blow   with   a   roaring   sound.

p#n¾k\la:   p#vh¢Ót   S£G#|   nïaE   jlW¢vIp#¢tp°magaI:   =49=

p#n¾k\la:

with their banks demolished

p#vh¢Ót

flow

S£G#|

swiftly

nï:	the rivers

jlW:	the flow of water

¢vp#¢tp°magaI:

make the road impassable

49.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   rivers   with   their   swift   flow   demolish   their
banks   and   the   flow   of   water   makes   the   road   impassable.

nrWnIrEÓd#a   iv   pvItEÓd#a:   s¤rEÓd#rdä¬:   pvnaEpn£tW:   .
GnaØb¤k[ØBWr¢B¢xÅymana   ãp|   ¢½y|   Þva¢mv   dSIy¢Ót   =50=

nrW:

by people

nrEÓd#a:

the kings

iv

like

pvItEÓd#a:

the kings of mountains

s¤rEÓd#rdä¬:

given by the chief of the gods (Indra)

pvnaEpn£tW:

brought by the blowing wind

GnaØb¤k[ØBW:

the pitcher full of water represented by the clouds

A¢B¢xÅymana:

being bathed

ãp|   ¢½y|

beautiful form

Þva|

one's own

iv

like

dSIy¢Ót

reveal

50.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   being   bathed,   like   the   rulers   by   men,   with   the
pitcher   full   of   water   represented   by   clouds   brought   by   the   winds   given   as   a
gift   by   Indra   the   foremost   of   mountains   reveal   their   beautiful   form.