Ïy³va   vraÎyÏm¢vB¥xNa¢n   bhaI¢N   t£raEpgta   nd£nam¯   .
¢nBI}ÏÞymana   iv   sars¬GW:   p#ya¢Ót   d£na   ¢vmda   my¥ra:   =41=

Ïy³va

shedding

vra¢N

superior

AaÏm¢vB¥xNa¢n

serving as their own ornaments

bhaI¢N

feathers

t£raEpgta:

having reached the banks

nd£nam¯

of the rivers

¢nBI}ÏÞymana:

chased through threats

iv

like

sars¬GW:

by swarms of cranes

p#ya¢Ót

go

d£na:

helpless

¢vmda:

crest fallen

my¥ra:

the peacocks

41.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   peacocks,   shedding   their   feathers   which   served   as   their   own   ornaments   arrived   at   the   banks   of   the   rivers   helpless   and   crestfallen   like   being   chased   by   a   swarm   of   cranes.

¢væOaÞy   karÎfvc@vakan¯   mharvW¢BI°kza   gjEÓd#a:   .
sr:s¤   b¤¼a|b¤jB¥xNEx¤   ¢vXaE×y   ¢vXaE×y   jl|   ¢pb¢Ót   =42=

¢væOaÞy

scaring away

karÎfvc@vakan¯

the Karandava and chakravaka birds

mharvW:

with loud trumpeting

¢B°kza:

in the state of intoxication

gjEÓd#a:

the best of elephants

sr:s¤

in the lakes

b¤¼a|b¤jB¥xNEx¤

which are decorated by full blown lotuses

¢vXaE×y   ¢vXaE×y

agitating again and again

jl|	the waters

¢vb¢Ót

drink

42.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   scaring   away   the   karandava   and   Cakravaka   birds
with   loud   trumpeting,   the   intoxicated   best   of   elephants   drink   water   from   the
lakes   decorated   by   full-blown   lotuses,   after   agitating   again   and   again.

ÛypEtpÄðas¤   sval¤kas¤   p#s°taEyas¤   sgaEk[las¤   .
ssarsa   rav¢vna¢dtas¤   nd£x¤   ¶¾a   ¢npt¢Ót   h|sa:   =43=

ÛypEtpÄðas¤

free from slush

sval¤kas¤

with sand dunes

p#s°taEyas¤

with limpid waters

sgaEk[las¤

with herds of cows

ssarsa:

with cranes

rav¢vna¢dtas¤

rendered noisy with their cries

nd£x¤

in the rivers

¶¾a:	full of joy

¢npt¢Ót

descend

h|sa:

swans

43.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   swans   full   of   joy   descend   into   the   river   free   of
slush,   with   sand   banks,   with   limpid   waters   and   frequented   by   herds   of   cows   and   with   cranes   rendered   noisy   with   their   cries.

nd£Gnp#Þa#vNaEdkanam¢tp#v¦¼a¢nlb¢hINanam¯   .
ÔlvÄñmana|   c   gtaEÏsvana|   d#^t|   rva:   s|p#¢t   s|p#n¾a:   =44=

nd£Gnp#Þa#vNaEdkana|

of the waters of the rivers, discharged by the clouds

A¢tp#v¦¼a¢nlb¢hINanam¯

of gales and cries of the peacocks

ÔlvÄñmana|   c

croaking of the frogs also

gtaEÏsvana|

with reduced enthusiasm

d#^t|

at the same time

rva:

sounds

s|p#¢t

now

s|p#n¾a:

have completely vanished

44.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   sounds   of   waters   of   the   rivers,   waters
discharged   by   clouds   and   the   murmur   of     water   in   springs,   of   gales   and   cries   of   peacocks   and   croaking   of   frogs   as   well   with   reduced   enthusiasm   have   completely   vanished   now.

AnEkvNaI:   s¤¢vn¾kaya   nvaE¢dtEÝvØb¤DrEx¤   n¾a:   .
X¤Da¢dIta   GaEr¢vxa   ¢blE×y¢àraE¢xta   ¢vp#sr¢Ót   spaI:   =45=

AnEkvNaI:

of many colours

s¤¢vn¾kaya:

with shrunk bodies

nvaE¢dtEx¤

made fresh appearance

AØb¤DrEx¤

clouds

n¾a:

lost

X¤Da¢dIta:

afflicted with hunger

GaEr¢vxa:

with virulent poison

¢blE×y:

from their holes

¢craE¢xta:

having stayed for long

¢vp#sr¢Ót

are emerging freely

spaI:

the snakes

45.Rama   told   Lakshmana   tha   serpents   of   many   colours   with   virulent   poison
having   stayed   for   long   ever   since   the   clouds   made   fresh   appearance   and   with
shrunken   bodies   are   now   emerging   from   their   holes   afflicted   by   hunger.

c·ÅcÓd#krÞpSIhxa©IÓm£¢lttarka   .
AhaE   ragvt£   sÓÒya   jha¢t   ÞvymØbrm¯   =46=

c·ÅcÓd#krÞpSIhxa©IÓm£¢lttarka:

with the stars brightened through joy at the

AhaE	What a wonder

ragvt£

with red colour

sÓÒya

the twilight

jha¢t

abandons

Þvy|

herself

AØbrm¯

the sky

46.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   with   the   stars   brightened   through   joy   at   the   touch   of   the   hands   of   moon   in   the   form   of   moonbeamsbeams   the   twilight   with   red   colour   abandons   the   covering   in   the   form   of   the   sky.

ra¢æO:   SSaÄðaE¢dts¬ØyvÀæOa   taragNaEÓm£¢ltcaânEæOa   .
ÇyaEÏÞa"a|S¤kp#avrNa   ¢vBa¢t   nar£v   S¤²a|S¤ks|v¦taÄñ£   =47=

ra¢æO:

the night

SSaÄðaE¢dts¬ØyvÀæOa

with the pleasing face in the form of the moon

taragNaEÓm£¢ltcaânEæOa

with lovely eyes in the form of host of stars

ÇyaEÏÞa"a|S¤kp#avrNa

with the moonlight as the silken raiment for draping

¢vBa¢t

appears

nar£   iv

like a woman

S¤²a|S¤ks|v¦taÄñ£

with her limbs draped in a white silken garment

47.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   night   with   the   pleasing   face   in   the   form   of   the  moon,   lovely   eyes   in   the   form   of   the   host   of   stars   and   with   moonlight   wrapped   around   appears   like   a   woman   with   her   limbs   draped   in   a   white   silken   garment.

  ¢vp±Sa¢lp#sva¢n   B¤Àva   p#h¢xIta   sarscaâp¢´:   .
nB:   sma@am¢t   S£G#vEga   vatavD¥ta   g#¢TtEv   mala   =48=

¢vp±Sa¢lp#sva¢n

the fullgrown ears of paddy

B¤Àva

having eaten

p#h¢xIta:

overjoyed

sarscaâp¢´:

a beautiful row of cranes

nB:

the sky

sma@am¢t

move about

S£G#vEga

flying fast

vatavD¥ta

moved by the wind

g#¢Tta

strung

iv   mala

like a garland

48.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   beautiful   row   of   cranes   overjoyed   having   eaten   full-grown   ears   of   paddy   flying   fast   across   the   sky   move   about   like   a   garland   moved   by   the   wind.

s¤ç¬kh|s|   k[s¤mWâpEt|   mha»dÞT|   s¢ll|   ¢vBa¢t   .
GnW¢vIm¤³|   ¢n¢S   p¥NIcÓd#|   taragNak£NI¢mvaÓt¢rXm¯   =49=

s¤ç¬kh|s|

with a sleeping swan

k[s¤mW:

with flowers

upEt|

adorned with

mha»dÞT|

situated in a big pond

s¢ll|

water

¢vBa¢t

appears

GnW:	from clouds

¢vm¤³|

freed

¢n¢S	in the night

p¥NIcÓd#|

the full moon

taragNak£NI|

spangled with hosts of stars

iv

as if

AÓt¢rXm¯

the sky

49.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   adorned   with   flowers,   the   water   in   a   big   pond   with   a   single   swan   sleeping   in   it   appears   charming   like   the   skyfreed   from   clouds   illumined   by   the   full   moon   and   spangled   with   hosts   of   stars   at   night.

p#k£NIh|sak[lmEKlana|   p#b¤¼pîaEÏplma¢ln£nam¯   .
vaÔy¤äOmanam¢Dka{ï   lßm£vIraÄñnana¢mv   B¥¢xtanam¯   =50=

p#k£NIh|sak[lmEKlana|

with broken girdle of swans scattered here and there

p#b¤¼pîaEÏplma¢ln£nam¯

with garlands of full blown red and blue lotuses

vaÔy¤äOmana|

of the best of tanks

A¢Dka

enhanced

Aï

now

lßm£:

loveliness

vraÄñnana|

of lovely maidens

iv

like

B¥¢xtanam¯

adorned with jewels

50.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   loveliness   of   the   best   of   ponds   with   broken
girdle   of   swans   scattered   here   and   there   and   garlands   of   full   blown   red   and   blue   lotuses,   looking   like   lovely   maidens   adorned   with   jewels,   stand   enhanced   now.