p°gW:   sh   d£çOaÞyW:   sm¤d#:   p#ÏyèÜyt¯   .
¢Þa"ÂDvWf¥yIs|kaSaE   jaØb¥nd¢vB¥¢xt:   =18=
r³maÚyaØbDr:   pîpæO¢nBEXN:   .
svIp¤Ýpmy£|   ¢dÛya|   ¢Srsa   Daryn¯Þa#jm¯   =19=
jatãpmyWàWv   tpn£y¢vB¥¢xtW:   .
AaÏmjana|   c   rÏnana|   B¥¢xtaE   B¥xNaEäOmW:   =20=
Dat¤¢BmI¢Îft:   SWlaE   ¢v¢vDW¢hImva¢nv   .
ekavl£mÒygt|   trl|   paÎf¤rçOBm¯   =21=
¢vp¤lEnaErsa   ¢vB#Ïk¬Þt¤BÞy   shaEdrm¯   .
AaG¥¢NIttrÄñ¬G:   ka¢lka¢nlsÄð^l:   =22=
dEvtana|   s¤ãpaNa|   nanaãpa¢Br£ár:   .
gÄña¢sÓD¤p#Bana¢Brapga¢m:   smav¦t:   =23=

p°gW:   sh

alongwith serpents

d£çOaÞyW:

with flaming hoods

sm¤d#:

the sea god

p#ÏyèÜyt

appeared

¢Þa"ÂDvWf¥yIs|kaS:

shining like a glossy cat's eye

jaØb¥nd¢vB¥¢xt:

decked with jewels of gold

r³maÚyaØbDr:

with garland of red flowers and red robes

pîpæO¢nBEXN:

with eyes like the petals of lotus

svIp¤Ýpmy£|

with all kinds of flowers

¢dÛya|

celestial

¢Srsa

on the head

Daryn¯

wearing

Þa#jm¯

wreaths

jatãpmyW:

inlaid in gold

c

also

ev

only

tpn£y¢vB¥¢xtW:

with ornaments of gold

AaÏmjana|

from his domain

c

also

rÏnana|

with precious stones

B¥¢xt:

adorned

B¥xNaEäOmW:

with excellent ornaments

Dat¤¢B:

with minerals

m¢Îft:

embellished

SWl:

mountain

¢v¢vDW:

various

¢hmvan¯   iv

like Himalaya

ekavl£mÒygt|

in the middle of a string of pearls

trl|	as a prominent gem

paÎf¤rçOBm¯

with a white lustre

¢vp¤lEn

on the broad

ursa

on chest

¢vB#t¯

wearing

k¬Þt¤BÞy

with Kaustubha

shaEdrm¯

found alongwith

AaG¥¢NIttrÄñ¬G:

with a number of waves moving up and down

ka¢lka¢nlsÄð^l:

with a mass of clouds and winds

dEvtana|

for gods

s¤ãpaNa|

handsome

nanaãpa¢B:

various

iIár:

lord

gÄña¢sÓD¤p#Bana¢B:

headed by ganges and indus

Aapga¢m:

rivers

smav¦t:

surrounded by

18   to   23.With   serpents   having   flaming   hoods,   shining   like   a   glossy
cats   eye,   decked   in   gold,   garlands   of   red   flowers   and   red   robes,   eyes
like   lotus   petals,   having   a   celestial   wreath   of   all   kinds   of   lowers   on   the
head,   adorned   with   ornaments   of   gold   with   precious   stones   from   his
domain,   ornaments   of   gold,   like   the   himalayas   decorated   with   minerals
wearing   on   the   chest   a   string   of   pearls   having   a   gem   with   a   white   lustre
found   with   kaustubha,   a   number   of   waves   moving   up   and   down   and
a   mass   of   clouds   lord   of   handsome   gods   and   surrounded   by   rivers
headed   by   ganges   and   sindhu,   the   sea   god   appeared.

u¹¢tItmhag#ah:   s|B#aÓtaErgraXs:   .
sagr:   sm¤p@Øy   p¥vImamÓæOqy   v£yIvan¯   =24=
Ab#v£t¯p#a¸¢lvaIÀy|   raGv|   Srpa¢Nnm¯   =25=

u¹¢tItmhag#ah:

with gigantic crocodiles being tossed up

s|B#aÓtaErgraXs:

with confused serpents and ogres

sagr:

the sea god

sm¤p@Øy

approaching

p¥vI|

first

AamÓæOqy

paying respects

v£yIvan¯

powerful

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

p#a¸¢l:

with joined palms

vaÀy|

following words

raGv|

to Rama

Srpa¢Nnm¯

with arrows in hand

24,25.With   gigantic   crocodiles   being   tossed   up   and   confused   serpents
and   ogres   the   powerful   sea   god   approached   Rama   who   was   having
arrows   in   hand   and   spoke   the   following   words   after   paying   respects.

p¦¢Tv£   vay¤rakaSmapaE   ÇyaE¢tà   raGv   .
ÞvBavE   s¬Øy   ¢t¿¢Ót   Saát|   magIma¢½ta:   =26=

p¦¢Tv£

the earth

vay¤:

the wind

AakaS|

the sky

Aap:

water

ÇyaE¢t:   c

fire as well

raGv

Rama

ÞvBavE

in nature

s¯y	gentle one

¢t¿¢Ót

remains

Saát|

always

magI|

the eternal law

Aa¢½ta:

abiding

26.The   Sea   god   told   Rama   that   the   earth,   air,   sky,   water   and   fire
remain   always   in   their   nature   abiding   by   the   eternal   law.

tÏÞvBavaE   mmaÔyEx   ydgaDaE{hmÔl¤v:   .
¢vkarÞt¤   BvEéaD   etäOEp#vdaØyhm¯   =27=

tt¯

that

ÞvBav:

nature

mm

my

A¢p

even

ex:

this

yt¯

which

AgaD:

unfathomable

Ahm¯

I am

AÔl¤v:

cannot be leaped across

¢vkar:

is against nature

t¤   BvEt¯

will become

gaD:	to see the floor

ett¯

this

tE

to you

p#vda¢m

inform

Ahm¯

I

27.The   Sea   god   told   Rama   that   by   nature   he   cannot   be   leaped   across,
is   unfathomable   and   to   see   his   floor   is   against   the   nature.

n   kama°   c   laEBa¹a   n   ByaÏpa¢TIvaÏmj   .
g#ahn@ak[ljl|   ÞtØByEy|   kT·n   =28=

n

not

kamat¯

from covetousness

n

not

c   laEBat¯   va

or out of greed also

n

not

Byat¯

out of fear

pa¢TIvaÏmj

son of emperor

g#ahn@ak[ljl|

infested with alligtors and crocodiles

ÞtØByEy|

to solidify

kT·n	in any case

28.The   Sea   god   told   Rama   that   neither   out   of   coveteousness   nor   greed
nor   fear   can   he   allow   in   any   case   his   waters   infested   with   alligators
and   crocodiles   to   solidify.

¢vDaÞyE   ram   yEna¢p   ¢vx¢hÝyE   /h|   yTa   .
g#aha   n   p#h¢rÝy¢Ót   yavÏsEna   t¢rÝy¢t   =
hr£Na|   trEN   ram   k¢rÝya¢m   yTaÞTlm¯   =29=

¢vDaÞyE

I will do

ram

Rama

yEn

by which

A¢p

even

¢vx¢hÝyE

shall bear

¢h

surely

Ah|

I

tTa

like

g#aha:

crocodiles

n   p#h¢rÝy¢Ót

will not harm

yavt¯

till

sEna

the amry

t¢rÝy¢t

go across

hr£Na|

for monkeys

trEN

to cross

ram

Rama

k¢rÝya¢m

I will do

yTaÞTlm¯

in any way to provide a way

29.The   Sea   god   told   Rama   that   he   shall   bear   in   whatever   way   and
provide   a   way   for   the   monkeys   to   cross   and   also   that   till   the   army
go   across   the   crocodiles   will   not   harm   them.

tmb#v£äOda   ram   uïtaE   ¢h   nd£ptE   .
AmaEGaE{y|   mhabaN:   k¢ÞmÓdESE   ¢npaÏytam¯   =30=

tm¯

to him

Ab#v£t¯

said

tda

then

ram:

Rama

uït:	already fixed

¢h

therefore

nd£ptE

god of water

AmaEG:

unfailing

Ay|

this

mhabaN:

mighty arrow

k¢Þmn¯

in which

dESE

region

¢npaÏytam¯

be allowed to descend

30.Rama   asked   the   Sea   god   in   which   region   should   the   mighty   and
unfailing   arrow   be   allowed   to   descend?