g¤ha|   p#¢v¾E   s¤g#£vE   ¢vm¤³E   ggnE   GnW:   .
vxIraæOaE¢xtaE   ram:   kamSaEka¢Bp£¢ft:   =1=
paÎf¤r|   ggn|   è¾qva   ¢vml|   cÓd#mÎflm¯   .
Sard£|   rjn£|   cWv   è¾qva   ÇyaEÏÞa"an¤lEpnam¯   =2=
kamv¦äO|   c   s¤g#£v|   n¾am¯   c   jnkaÏmjam¯   .
b¤¼qva   kalmt£t|   c   m¤maEh   prmat¤r:   =3=

g¤ha|

into the cave

p#¢v¾E

entering

s¤g#£vE

Sugriva

¢vm¤³E

free from

ggnE

sky

GnW:

clouds

vxIraæOaE¢xt:

having spent the rainy season

ram:

Rama

kamSaEka¢Bp£¢ft:

felt smitten with love and grief

paÎf¤r|

white

ggn|

the skies

è¾qva

seeing

¢vml|

clear

cÓd#mÎflm¯

the lunar orb

Sard£|

the autumnal

rjn£|

night

c

also

ev

only

è¾qva

seeing

ÇyaEÏÞa"an¤lEpnam¯

illuminated by moon light

kamv¦äO|   c

engaged in amorous pleasures also

s¤g#£v|

Sugriva

n¾am¯   c

lost also

jnkaÏmjam¯

Sita

b¤¼qva

thinking

kal|

time

At£t|   c

having elapsed also

m¤maEh

became perplexed

prmat¤r:

afflicted more than before

1,2,3.Sugriva   having   entered   his   cave   and   the   sky   being   free   of   clouds,   Rama
having   spent   the   rainy   season   and   feeling   smitten   by   love   and   grief   was   perplexed   and   afflicted   more   than   before   seeing   the   sky   and   the   lunar   orb   free   from   clouds   and   the   autumnal   night   illumined   by   the   moon   and   also   seeing   Sugriva   engaged   in   amorous   pleasures   and   Sita   lost   and   thinking   that   the   time   fixed   for   the   search   for   Sita   having   elapsed,   Rama   became   perplexed.

s   t¤   s|åOam¤pagØy   m¤h¥taIÓm¢tman¯   p¤n:   .
mn:ÞTam¢p   vWdEh£|   ¢cÓtyamas   raGv:   =4=

s:

he

t¤

in this

s|åOa|

balance of mind

upagØy

regaining

m¤h¥taIt¯

after a short while

m¢tman¯

the wise

p¤n:

again

mn:ÞTa|

existed in his heart

A¢p   vWdEh£|

about Sita alone

¢cÓtyamas

thought deeply

raGv:

Rama

4.The   wise   Rama   regaining   his   balance   of   mind   after   a   short   while   thought
deeply   about   Sita   alone   though   she   existed   in   his   heart.

Aas£n:   pvItÞyag#E   hEmDat¤¢vB¥¢xtE   .
Sard|   ggn|   è¾qva   jgam   mnsa   ¢p#yam¯   =5=

Aas£n:

seated

pvItÞy

of the mountain

Ag#E	on the peak

hEmDat¤¢vB¥¢xtE

decorated with the ore of gold

Sard|

the autumnal

ggn|

sky

è¾qva

seeing

jgam   mnsa

approached mentally

¢p#ya|

his beloved

5.Seated   on   the   peak   of   the   mountain   which   was   decorated   with   minerals   of   gold   and   looking   at   the   autumnal   sky   Rama   approached   mentally   his   beloved   Sita.

è¾qva   s   ¢vml|   ÛyaEm   gt¢vï¤ëlahkm¯   .
sarsarvsG¤¾|   ¢vllapatIya   ¢gra   =6=

è¾qva

seeing

s:

he

¢vml|

the clear

ÛyaEm

sky

gt¢vï¤ëlahkm¯

free from lightning and clouds

sarsarvsG¤¾|

resounding with the cries of birds

¢vllap

wailed

AatIya

showing an afflicted mind

¢gra

words

6.Seeing   the   sky   clear,   free   from   clouds   and   lightning   and   resounding   with   the
cries   of   birds,   Rama   wailed   in   words   showing   an   afflicted   mind.

sarsarvs°adW:   sarsarvna¢dn£   .
ya{{½mE   rmtE   bala   sa{ï   mE   rmtE   kTm¯   =7=

sarsarvs°adW:

with sounds made by cranes

sarsarvna¢dn£

whose voice closely resembles the calls of cranes

ya

who

Aa½mE

in the hermitage

rmtE

diverted

bala	the youthful lady

sa

she

Aï

now

mE

my

rmtE

divert

kTm¯

how

7.Rama   wailed   how   his   youthful   lady,   whose   voice   closely   resembles   the
calls   of   cranes   who   diverted   herself   in   the   hermitage   with   the   cries   of   cranes,
diverts   herself   now?

p¤¢Ýpta|àasnan¯   è¾qva   ka·na¢nv   ¢nmIlan¯   .
kT|   sa   rmtE   bala   pÜyÓt£   mampÜyt£   =8=

p¤¢Ýptan¯

in full bloom

c

also

Aasnan¯

the Asana trees

è¾qva

seeing

ka·nan¯   iv

bright as gold

¢nmIlan¯

spotless

kT|

how

sa

she

rmtE

diverts

bala	thet yothfulgladye

pÜyÓt£

seeing

mam¯

me

ApÜyt£

not seeing

8.Rama   wailed   how   the   youthful   lady   divert   herself   when   she   is   not   seeing   him   but   beholding   the   spotless   and   golden-hued   flowers   of   Asana   trees?

ya   p¤ra   klh|sana|   ÞvrEN   klBa¢xN£   .
b¤ÒytE   caâsvaIÄñ£   sa{ï   mE   b¤ÒytE   kTm¯   =9=

ya

who

p¤ra

earlier

klh|sana|

of swans

ÞvrEN

by melodious voice

klBa¢xN£

with melodious voice

b¤ÒytE

wake up

caâsvaIÄñ£

charming in all limbs

sa

she

Aï

now

mE

my

b¤ÒytE

wakes up

kTm¯

how

9.Rama   wailed   how   his   beloved,   who   used   to   wake   up   earlier   by   the   melodious   voice   of   swans,   with   a   melodious   voice   and   charming   in   all   limbs,   wakes   up?

¢nÞvn|   c@vakana|   ¢nSØy   shca¢rNam¯   .
p¤Îfr£k¢vSalaX£   kTmExa   B¢vÝy¢t   =10=

¢nÞvn|

sound

c@vakana|

of Cakravaka birds

¢nSØy

hearing

shca¢rNam¯

moving about in pairs

p¤Îfr£k¢vSalaX£

with eyes as big as the lotus

kT|

how

exa

she

B¢vÝy¢t

will feel

10.Rama   wailed   how   the   lady   with   eyes   as   big   as   lotus   will   feel   on   hearing   the   the   sound   of   chakravaka   birds   moving   about   in   pairs?