AÓy:    k]ÝNa¢jn|    p#adaïåOs¥æO|    tTa{pr:   .
k¢àt¯    kmÎfl¤|    p#adaÓmaW¸£mÓyaE    mham¤¢n:    .21.  

AÓy:	yet another

k]ÝNa¢jn|

the skin of black antelope

p#adat¯

gave

yåOs¥æO|

the sacred thread

tTa

likewise

Apr:	another (sage)

k¢àt¯

one (sage)

kmÎfl¤|

the vessel for holding water

p#adat¯

offered

maW¸£|

waist band

AÓy:

another

mham¤¢n:

great sage

 
Another   gave   the   skin   of   a   black   antelope,   another   gave   the   sacred   thread, yet   another   presented   a   water-vessel   and   another
great   sage   gave   the waist-band   (21).  
b¦s£|    ddaW    tda    caÓy:    kZarmpraE    m¤¢n:    .22.

b¦s£|

seat

ddaW

proffered

tda	at the same time

c   AÓy:

and another

kZar|

axe

Apr:

another

m¤¢n:

sage

 
Then,   a   certain   sage   gave   a   seat   and   another   gave   an   axe   (22).
 
kaxaympraE    vÞæO|    c£rmÓyaE    ddaW    m¤¢n:    ,
jzabÓDnmÓyÞt¤    ka¿rÇj¤|    m¤da{¢Óvt:    .23.

kaxay|

the saffron robe (worn by sages)

Apr:	yet another sage

vÞæO|

cloth

c£r|	barken cloth

AÓy:

another

ddaW

gave

m¤¢n:

sage

jzabÓDn|

thread to tie the locks

AÓy:	another sage

t¤	along with that

ka¿rÇj¤|

a rope to tie the pieces of wood

m¤da

happiness

A¢Óvt:

filled with

 
yåOBaÎfm¦¢x:    k¢àÏka¿Bar|    tTa{pr:    ,
AaWѤØbr£|    b¦s£mÓyE    Þv¢Þt    kE¢cäOda{vdn¯    .24.

yåOBaÎf|

the sacrd earthen pot used during sacrifices

§¢x:

sage

k¢àt¯

one

ka¿Bar|

logs of wood

tTa

moreover

Apr:	yet another

AaWѤØbr£|

of fig twigs

b¦s£|

a seat

AÓyE

others

Þv¢Þt

blessings

kE¢ct¯

some

tda

then

Avdn¯

uttered

 
One   sage   made   over   the   ochre   robes,   another   the   tree-bark-garment,   a   third upon   becoming   greatly   happy   gave   a   thread   to   tie   the   matted   hairs   and another   gave   a   rope   for   tying   up   fire-wood   bundle,   another   gave   a   sacrificial pot,   one   sage   gave   a   bundle   of   faggots   and   a   seat   made   of   fig-wood,   along with   it.   Others   at   that   time   showered   benedictions   on   them   (23-24).  
Aay¤ÝymprE    p#ah^m¤Ida    tæO    mhxIy:    ,
dѤàWv    vran¯    svI    m¤ny:    samva¢dn:    .25.

Aay¤Ýy|

blessing `May you live long'

AprE	a few others

p#ah^:

uttered

m¤da

in joy

tæO

there

mhxIy:

the great sages

dѤ:

showered

c

and

ev

also

vran¯

boons

svI

all

m¤ny:

the sages

samva¢dn:

who recite the Sama Veda (one of the four Vedas)

 
Some   other   sages   gathered   there,   gladly   blessed   them   with
long-life   and all   those   engaged   (always)   in   reciting   the   Sama
(the   third)   Veda,   bestowed on   them   (various)   boons   (25).  
AaàyI¢mdmaÁyan|    m¤¢nna    s|p#k£¢tItm¯    ,
pr|    kv£namaDar|    smaçO|    c    yTa@mm¯    .26.

AaàyI|

wonderful

id|

this

AaÁyan|

story

m¤¢nna

by the sage

s|p#k£¢tItm¯

beautifully composed

pr|

excellent

kv£na|

to poets

AaDar|

basis, reference point

smaçO|

completed

c

and

yTa@mm¯

as per rules

A¢Bg£t¢md|    g£t|    svIg£tEx¤    kaE¢vdaW    ,
Aay¤Ýy|    p¤¢¾jnk|    svI½¤¢tmnaEhrm¯    .27.

A¢Bg£t|

well-sung

id|

this

g£t|

song

svIg£tEx¤

all songs

kaE¢vdaW

adepts

Aay¤Ýy|

capable of giving long life

p¤¢¾jnk|

instilling strength through weighty thoughts

svI½¤¢tmnaEhrm¯

enthralling everyone's ears and minds

 
p#SÞymanaW    svIæO    kda¢cäOæO    gaykaW    ,
rÐyas¤    rajmagIx¤    ddSI    Brtag#j:    .28. 

p#SÞymanaW

(those two) showered with encomia by everyone

svIæO

everywhere

kda¢ct¯

at some point of time

tæO

there

gaykaW

singers

rÐyas¤

on all the streets

rajmagIx¤

on the royal highways

ddSI

saw

Brtag#j:

the elder brother of Bharatha (Sri Rama)

 
Once   the   prior-born   (elder   brother)   to   Bharatha,   i.e.   Sri   Rama   chanced   to see   these   two   singers(Kusa   and   Lava),who   were
praised   in   all   places   like highways,   streets   etc;   and   who   were   experts   in   singing   all   tunes,   singing extremely   well   this   life-story   (Ramayana)   which   was   exquisitely   composed by   tha   sage(Valmiki),   which   acts   as   the   ideal   basis   for   the   compositions of   all   poets,   has   been   completed   in   proper   order   and   (is)   capable   of
bestowing   (on   the   one   who   resorts   to   it)   astonishingly   good
and   long life-span,   a   great   nourisher   and   capable   of   winning
the   ears   and   the   hearts of   all   (26-28).  
ÞvvEÜm    can£y    ttaE    B#atraW    s    kS£lvaW    ,
p¥jyamas    p¥jahaI    ram:    SæO¤¢nbhIN:    .29.

ÞvvEÜm

to his palace

c

also

Aan£y

brought

tt:	from there

B#atraW

brothers

s:

that

kS£lvaW

Kusa and Lava

p¥jyamas

entertained

p¥jahaI

worthy of worship

ram:

Sri Rama

SæO¤¢nbhIN:

queller of foes

The   destroyer   of   enemies,   Sri   Rama,   bringing   them   to   his   residence,   those brothers   Kusa   and   Lava,   offered   hospitable
reception   to   them   who   were worthy   of   worship   (29).

Aas£n:    ka·nE    ¢dÛyE    s    c    ¢s|hasnE    p#B¤:    ,
upaEp¢v¾:    s¢cvWrB#at¦¢Bà    pr|tp:    .30.

Aas£n:

seated

ka·nE

golden

¢dÛyE

celestial

s:

that

c

and

¢s|hasnE

on the throne

p#B¤:

lord (Rama)

upaEp¢v¾:

surrounded by

s¢cvW:

ministers

B#at¦¢B:

bbrothers

c

and

pr|tp:

tormenter of enemies