p#¢vS°Ev   s   tt|   S¤½av   mD¤rÞvnm¯   .
tÓæO£g£tsmak£NI|   smtalpdaXrm¯   =21=

p#¢vSn¯   ev

even while entering

s:

he

tt|	constantly

S¤½av

heard

mD¤rÞvnm¯

sweet melodies

tÓæO£g£tsmak£NI|

accompanied by stringed musical instruments

smtalpdaXrm¯

words and phrases articulated in harmony with time

21.Even   while   entering   the   harem   Lakshmana   constantly   heard   sweet   melodies
sung   to   the   accompanment   of   stringed   musical   instruments   and   words   and
phrases   articulated   in   hrmony   with   time.

bº£à   ¢v¢vDakara   ãpy¬vng¢vIta:   .
¢ÞæOy:   s¤g#£vBvnE   ddSI   s   mhabl:   =22=

bº£:

several

c

also

¢v¢vDakara:

of various shapes

ãpy¬vng¢vIta:

proud of their youth and beauty

¢ÞæOy:

ladies

s¤g#£vBvnE

in the palace of Sugriva

ddSI

saw

s:

he

mhabl:

of great might

22.Lakshmana   saw   in   the   palace   of   Sugriva   several   ladies   of   various   shapes,
proud   of   their   youth   and   beauty.

è¾qva{¢BjnsØp°a¢àæOmaÚyk]tÞa#j:   .
PlmaÚyk]tÛyg#a   B¥xNaEäOmB¥¢xta:   =23=
nat¦çOa°a¢p   caÛyg#a°an¤daäOp¢rÅCdan¯   .
s¤g#£van¤cra|àa¢p   lXyamas   lßmN:   =24=

è¾qva

seeing

A¢BjnsØp°a:

those of impressive ancestry

¢cæOmaÚyk]tÞa#j:

adorned with garlands of various flowers

PlmaÚyk]tÛyg#a:

busy making garlands and gathering fruits

B¥xNaEäOmB¥¢xta:

decked with the best of ornaments

n	did not see

At¦çOan¯   A¢p

even dissatisfied

c   AÛyg#an¯

not altogether unoccupied

n	did not see

An¤daäOp¢rÅCdan¯

without good ornaments or raiments

s¤g#£van¤cran¯    c

among the retinue of Sugriva also

A¢p

even

lXyamas

saw

lßmN:

Lakshmana

23,24.Lakshmana,   seeing   those   ladies   of   impressive   ancestry   adorned   with
garlands   of   various   flowers,   busy   making   garlands   and   gathering   fruits   and
decked   with   the   best   of   ornaments,   did   not   see   any   who   were   dissatisfied   or
altogether   unoccupied   or   without   excellent   raiments   or   ornaments   among   the
retinue   of   Sugriva.

k\¢jt|   n¥p¤raNa|   c   ka·£na|   ¢nÞvn|   tTa   .
s   ¢nSØy   tt:   ½£man¯   s¬¢m¢æOlI¢ÇjtaE{Bvt¯   =25=

k\¢jt|

the jingling sounds

n¥p¤raNa|

of the anklets

c

also

ka·£na|

of the waist belts

¢nÞvn|   tTa

similarly the rustling sounds

s:

that

¢nSØy

hearing

tt:	due to that

½£man¯

the glorious

s¬¢m¢æO:

Lakshmana

l¢Çjt:

abashed

ABvt¯

felt

25.Lakshmana   felt   abashed   hearing   the   jingling   sounds   of   anklets   and   the   rustling   sound   of   the   waist   belts.

raExvEgp#k[¢pt:   ½¤Ïva   caBrNÞvnm¯   .
ckar   ÇyaÞvn|   v£raE   ¢dS:   SÖdEn   p¥ryn¯   =26=

raExvEgp#k[¢pt:

highly excited due to the vehemence of rage

½¤Ïva

hearing

c

also

AaBrNÞvnm¯

the sounds made by the ornaments

ckar

did

ÇyaÞvn|

the twang of his bow string

v£r:	the heroic

¢dS:	all directions

SÖdEn

with the sound

p¥ryn¯

filling

26.Lakshmana,   highly   excited   due   to   the   vehemence   of   rage   hearing   the   sounds
of   the   ornaments,   filled   all   directions   with   the   sound   of   the   twang   of   his   bow
string.

ca¢ræOEN   mhabah¤rpk]¾:   s   lßmN:   .
tÞTavEkaÓtma¢½Ïy   ramkaEpsm¢Óvt:   =27=

ca¢ræOEN

by his moral sense

mhabah¤:

with long arms

Apk]¾:

in a state of disgust

s:

that

lßmN:

Lakshmana

tÞT¬

stood

ekaÓt|

a lonely place

Aa¢½Ïy

resorting to

ramkaEpsm¢Óvt:

with anger on account of Rama

27.Lakshmana,   in   a   state   of   disgustdue   to   his   moral   sense,   stood   in   a   lonely
place   with   anger   on   account   of   Rama.

tEn   capÞvnEnaT   s¤g#£v:   Ôlvga¢Dp:   .
¢våOaya{{gmn|   æOÞt:   s|ccal   vrasnat¯   =28=

tEn

by that

capÞvnEn

of the twang of the bow string

AT

forthwith

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

Ôlvga¢Dp:

the chief of monkeys

¢våOay

learning

Aagmn|

arrival of Lakshmana

æOÞt:

alarmed

s|ccal

stirred

vrasnat¯

from his excellent seat

28.Sugriva,   alarmed   at   hearing   the   twang   of   bow   string   which   indicated   the   arrival   of   Lakshmana,   hastily   stirred   from   his   excellent   seat.

AÄñdEn   yTam/|   p¤rÞtat¯p#¢tvE¢dtm¯   .
s¤Ûy³mEx   s|p#açO:   s¬¢m¢æO:   B#at¦vÏsl:   =29=

AÄñdEn

by Angada

yTa

as

m/|

to me

p¤rÞtat¯

earlier

p#¢tvE¢dtm¯

was communicated

s¤Ûy³|

most evidently

ex:

here

s|p#açO:

has come

s¬¢m¢æO:

Lakshmana

B#at¦vÏsl:

devoted to his brother

29.Sugriva   realised   that   as   was   communicated   earlier   by   Angada,   Lakshmana
devoted   to   his   (elder)   brother,   has   most   evidently   come.

AÄñdEn   smaÁyataE   ÇyaÞvnEn   c   vanr:   .
b¤b¤DE   lßmN|   p#açO|   m¤K|   caÞy   ÛyS¤Ýyt   =30=

AÄñdEn

by Angada

smaÁyat:

as earlier informed

ÇyaÞvnEn   c

by the twang of the bow string also

vanr:

monkey

b¤b¤DE

realised

lßmN|

Lakshmana

p#açO|

having arrived

m¤K|

mouth

c	due to that

AÞy

his

ÛyS¤Ýyt

got parched

30.Sugriva,   who   was   earlier   informed   by   Angada   and   by   the   twang   of   the   bow
string   realised   that   Lakshmana   had   arrived   and   his   mouth   got   parched.