Those   enlightened   ones   who   have   mastered   vedic   lore   (who have   reached   the other   shore   of  the  vedic  ocean   as   it   were)  will  tell the   king   (Romapada) thus:   `Employing   all   means,   may   you   fetch   the   son   of   Vibhandaka (Rishyasrunga)   to  this   place  (Anga  country) (11).
 
AanaÙy   c   mh£pal   §Üy½¦Äñ|   s¤sÏk]tm¯   .
p#yÅC   kÓya|   SaÓta|   vW   ¢v¢Dna   s¤sma¢ht:   ¡12¡

AanaÙy

having brought

c

and

mh£pal

O! king!

§Üy½¦Äñ|

Rishyasrunga

s¤sÏk]tm¯

having duly worshipped

p#yÅC

give

kÓya|

the maiden

SaÓta|

Shantha

vW

verily

¢v¢Dna

as per injunctions

s¤sma¢ht:

without any worry

O!   king!   (Dasaratha)   Having   brought   Rishyasrunga,   after   duly   worshipping him,   may   you   give   (in   marriage)   the   maiden  Shantha,   observing   all   the ritualistic   injunctions   (connected  with  marriage) (12).
 
tExa|   t¤   vcn|   ½¤Ïva   raja   ¢cÓta|   p#pÏÞytE   .
kEnaEpayEn   vW   SÀy¢mhanEt¤|   s   v£yIvan¯   ¡13¡

tExa|

their

t¤

now

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

on hearing

raja

king

¢cÓta|

anxiety

p#pÏÞytE

will become

kEn

what

upayEn

method

vW

verily

SÀy|

possible

ih

here

AanEt¤|

to be brought

s:

that

v£yIvan¯

valorous

Hearing   the   words   of   those   enlightened   ones,   the courageous king   (Romapada) will   be   worried   over   the   means   by   which   he   might   cause   Rishyasrunga   to be   brought   (13).
 
ttaE   raja   ¢v¢n¢àÏy   sh   m¢ÓæO¢BraÏmvan¯   .
  p¤raE¢htmmaÏya|à   p#Ex¢yÝy¢t   sÏk]tan¯   ¡14¡

tt:	from there

raja

king

¢v¢n¢àÏy

having decided

sh	along with

m¢ÓæO¢B:

with the ministers

AaÏmvan¯

one of self-control

p¤raE¢ht|

priest

AmaÏyan¯

the ministers

c

and

p#Ex¢yÝy¢t

will send

sÏk]tan¯

having duly honoured

 
Thereafter   that   courageous   king   (Romapada),  after due consideration,
will send   his   ministers   along   with   the   family-priest   and   other   courtiers   with proper   brief   (14).

tE   t¤   raMaE   vc:   ½¤Ïva   Ûy¢Tta   ¢vntanna:   .
n   gÅCEm   §xEB£ta   An¤nEÝy¢Ót   t|   n¦pm¯   ¡15¡

tE

they

t¤

also

raM:	of the king

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

Ûy¢Tta:

sorrowful

¢vntanna:

with respectful countenances

n

not

gÅCEm

go

§xE:	of the sage

B£ta:

frightened

An¤nEÝy¢Ót

through persuasive speech

t|

that

n¦pm¯

king

 
Upon   the   words   of   the   king   (Romapada),   they   are   going   to   submit   that   `We are   unable   to   go'   in   inoffensive   words   addressed   to   the   king   and   in   a suppliant   mood,   arising   out   of   fear   from the   king   and   also   in   a depressed   mood   (15).
 
vßy¢Ót   ¢cÓt¢yÏva   tE   tÞyaEpaya|à   tÏXman¯   .
:AanEÝyamaE   vy|   ¢vp#|   n   c   daExaE   B¢vÝy¢t   ¡16¡

vßy¢Ót

will tell him

¢cÓt¢yÏva

having thought over

tE

they

tÞy

to him

upayan¯

methods

c

even then

tÏXman¯

suited to that

AanEÝyam:

will bring

vy|

we

¢vp#|

brahmin

n

not

c

and

daEx:

unpleasantness

B¢vÝy¢t

will arise

 
But   still,   they   are   going   to   tell   him   that   `We   shall   fetch   that   learned one   (Rishyasrunga)'   through   words   which   would   not   cause   unpleasantness, by   thinking   out   appropriate   methods   (16).
 
evmÄña¢DpEnWv   g¢Nka¢Br§xE:   s¤t:   .
Aan£taE{vxIyêEv:   SaÓta   caÞmW   p#d£ytE   ¡17¡

ev|

like this

AÄña¢DpEn

by the king of Anga desa

ev	immediately

g¢Nka¢B:

with dancing belles

§xE:	of the sage

s¤t:

son

Aan£t:

will be brought

AvxIyt¯

shower rain

dEv:	lord of rain

SaÓta

Shantha

c

also

AÞmW

to him

p#d£ytE

will be given in marriage

In   this   way,   when   the   son   of   the   sage   (Rishyasrunga)   will   be   fetched by   the   king   of   Anga   (Romapada),   fondly   overcome   by   female   charm,   at   the same   time   the   rain   god   would   deluge   the   earth   and   Shantha   (daughter   of Dasaratha)   would   also   be   given > in   marriage   to   him   (Rishyasrunga)   (17).
 
§Üy½¦ÄñÞt¤   jamata   p¤æOa|Þtv   ¢vDaÞy¢t   .
snÏkmark¢Tt|   yTa   tE   Ûya¶t|    mya   ¡18¡

§Üy½¦Äñ:

Rishyasrunga

t¤

also

jamata

sonin-law

p¤æOan¯

sons

tv

to you

¢vDaÞy¢t

bring about

snÏkmark¢Tt|

told by Sanathkumara

yTa

as

tE

to you

Ûya¶t|

has been told

mya

by me

That   son-in-law   of   yours,   Rishyasrunga,   would   also   be   the   cause   of   sons to   you''   spoke   Sanatkumara   and   this   is   now   recaptured
by   me   for   you'   (18).
 
AT   ¶¾aE   dSrT:   s¤mÓæO|   p#ÏyBaxt   .
yTÜyI½¦ÄñÞÏvan£taE   ¢vÞtrEN   ÏvyaEÅytam¯   ¡19¡

AT

now

¶¾:

happy

dSrT:

Dasaratha

s¤mÓæO|

at Sumantra

p#ÏyBaxt

replied

yTa	in what manner

§Üy½¦Äñ:

Rishyasrunga

Aan£t:

was brought

¢vÞtrEN

in detail

Ïvya

by you

uÅytam¯

may it be narrated

 
Upon   these   words,   the   happy   Dasaratha   replied   to   Sumantra: `So   be   it, Pray,   elucidate   how   Rishyasrunga   was   brought'   (19).