tt:    ¢SÝyW:    p¢rv¦taE    m¤¢nrÔy¢B¢nÝptt¯    ,
t|    ddSaIg#taE    ramaE    m¤n£na|    d£çOtEjsam¯    .21.

tt:

then

¢SÝyW:

by disciples

p¢rv¦t:

surrounded

m¤¢n:   A¢p

the sage also

A¢B¢nÝptt¯

came forward

t|

him

ddSI

saw

Ag#t:

at the head

ram:

Rama

m¤n£na|

of the sages

d£çOtEjsam¯

of bright lustre

21.Then   Rama   saw   the   sage   coming   forward   at   the   head   of   sages.

Ab#v£¹cn|    ramaE    lßmN|    l¢ßmvDInm¯    .22.

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

vcn|	following words

ram:

Rama

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

l¢ßmvDInm¯

of increasing grandeur

22.Rama   spoke   to   Lakshmana   the   follwing   words.

ex    lßmN    ¢nÝ@amÏygÞÏyaE    Bgvan¦¢x:    .23.

ex

this

lßmN

Lakshmana

¢nÝ@am¢t

is coming out

AgÞÏy:

Agastya

Bgvan¯

the revered

§¢x:

sage

23.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   sage   Agastya   is   coming   out.

AaWday©INavgÅCa¢m    ¢nDan|    tpsa¢mdm¯    .24.

AaWday©IN

from magnanimity

AvgÅCa¢m

I recognise

¢nDan|

as the place

tpsa|

of penance

idm¯

this

24.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   from   his   magnanimity   he   can   recognise   the
place   of   penance.

evm¤?va    mhabah^rgÞÏy|    s¥yIvcIsm¯    ,
jg#ah    prmp#£tÞtÞy    padaW    prÓtp:    .25.

ev|

as above

u?va

saying

mhabah^:

mighty armed

AgÞÏy|

Agastya

s¥yIvcIsm¯

of sunlike lustre

jg#ah

touched

prmp#£t:

highly dlighted

tÞy

his

padaW

feet

prÓtp:

destroyer of enemies

25.Rama,   saying   ac   above,   went   and   touched   Agastya's   feet.

A¢Bvaï    t¤    DmaIÏma    tÞTaW    ram:    k]ta¸¢l:    ,
s£tya    sh    vWdE/a    tda    ramÞslßmN:    .26.

A¢Bvaï   t¤

having paid respects

DmaIÏma

righteous

tÞTaW

stood

ram:

Rama

k]ta¸¢l:

with joined palms

s£tya   sh

with Sita

vWdE/a

Princess of Videha

tda

then

ram:

Rama

slßmN:

with Lakshmana

26.Having   paid   his   respects,   Rama   along   with   Sita   and   Lakshmana,   stood
with   joined   palms.

p#¢tg¦/    c    kak[t¯ÞTmcI¢yÏva{{snaEdkW:    ,
k[Slp#Æm¤?va    c    AaÞyta¢m¢t    cab#v£t¯    .27.

p#¢tg¦/   c

after welcoming

kak[t¯ÞTm¯

Rama

AcI¢yÏva

offering

AasnaEdkW:

seat and water

k[Slp#Æ|

about his welfare

u?va   c

inquiring also

AaÞyta|

please be seated

i¢t   c

thus also

Ab#v£t¯

told

27.Agastya,   after   welcoming   Rama,   offered   him   seat   and   water,   inquired
about   his   welfare   and   asked   to   be   seated.    

A¢g"|    h^Ïva    p#dayarqÃym¢tT£n¯    p#¢tp¥Çy    c    ,
vanp#ÞTEn    Dm©IN    s    tExa|    BaEjn|    ddaW    .28.

A¢g"|

into the fire

h^Ïva

offering oblations

p#day   ArqÃym¯

offer water

A¢tT£n¯

to guests

p#¢tp¥Çy   c

honour also

vanp#ÞTEn

for anchorites

Dm©IN

as per code

s:

he

tExa|

for them

BaEjn|

food

ddaW

pffered

28.Sage   Agastya   poured   oblations   into   the   sacred   fire,   offered   the   guests
water   honoured   them   as   per   code   for   anchorites   and   offered   them   food.

p#Tm|    caEp¢vÜyaT    DmIåOaE    m¤¢np¤Hqgv:    ,
uvac    rammas£n|    p#a¸¢l|    DmIkaE¢vdm¯    .29.

p#Tm|

already

c

also

up¢vÜy   AT

sitting down

DmIåO:

knower of dharma

m¤¢np¤Hqgv:

the foremost among sages

uvac

said

ram|

Rama

Aas£n|

seated

p#a¸¢l|

with joined palms

DmIkaE¢vdm¯

well versed in the code of right conduct

29.Sitting   down,   Agastya,   the   foremost   among   sages,   said   to   Rama,   who
already   seated   with   joined   palms.

AÓyTa    Kl¤    kak[t¯ÞT    tpÞv£    sm¤dacrn¯    ,
Ѥ:saX£v    prE    laEkE    Þva¢n    ma|sa¢n    BXyEt¯    .30.

AÓyTa   Kl¤

otherwise

kak[t¯ÞT

Rama

tpÞv£

an ascetic

sm¤dacrn¯

behaving as per dharma

Ѥ:saX£   iv

like a false witness

prE   laEkE

in the other world

Þva¢n

his own

ma|sa¢n

flesh

BXyEt¯

will eat

30.Sage   Agastya   told   Rama   that   an   ascetic   who   behaves   not   as   per   dharma,
will   like   a   false   witness   eat   his   own   flesh   in   the   other   world.