pSÛyàaÚpraEgà   Plm¥lrsay¤t:   .
bh¤Þa"EhaE   bh¤X£rs¤g¢ÓD¢vI¢vD¬xD:   =41=
evmEtWg¤INWy¤I³aE   bh¤¢B:   stt|   mâ:   .
ramÞy   vrdanaÅc   ¢Sv:   pÓTa   bB¥v   h   =42=

pSÛy:   c

good for cows also

AÚpraEg:   c

with few diseases also

Plm¥lrsay¤t:

full of fruits roots and honey

bh¤Þa"Eh:

with plenty of ghee

bh¤X£rs¤g¢ÓD:

with plenty of milk and fragrance

¢v¢vD¬xD:

rich with various herbs

ev|

as above

etW:

these

g¤NW:

features

y¤³:	endowed with

bh¤¢B:

many

stt|	at all times

mâ:

Marukanta

ramÞy

of Rama

vrdanat¯

bestowed boons

c

also

¢Sv:   pÓTa:

an auspicious region

bB¥v   h

became

41,42.Marukanta   due   to   boons   bestowed   by   Rama   was   good   for   cows,
had   few   diseases,   full   of   fruits,   roots   and   honey,   with   plenty   of   ghee,
milk   and   fragrance   and   various   herbs   became   an   auspicious   region   at
all   times   with   the   above   features.

t¢ÞmÓdÂDE   tda   k[X¬   sm¤d#:   s¢rta|   p¢t:   .
raGv|   svISaÞæOåO¢md|   vcnmb#v£t¯   =43=

t¢Þmn¯

that

dÂDE	while being burnt

tda

then

k[X¬	the cavity

sm¤d#:

Sea god

s¢rta|

of rivers

p¢t:

lord

raGv|

to Rama

svISaÞæOåO|

well versed in all sacred scripts

id|   vcn|

the following words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

43.Then   while   the   cavity   is   being   burnt,   the   Sea   god   spoke   as   follows.

Ay|   s¬Øy   nlaE   nam   tn¤jaE   ¢vákmIN:   .
¢pæOa   däOvr:   ½£maÓp#¢tmaE   ¢vákmINa   =44=

Ay|

this

s¯y	gentle one

nl:

Nala

nam

by name

tn¤j:

son

¢vákmIN:

of Viswakarma

¢pæOa

by father

däOvr:

bestowed boon

½£man¯

the glorious

p#¢tm:

equal

¢vákmINa

to Viswakarma

44.The   Sea   god   told   Rama   that   Nala   is   the   son   of   Viswakarma   who   was
bestowed   boon   by   his   father   and   is   equal   to   his   father.

ex   sEt¤|   mhaEÏsah:   kraEt¤   m¢y   vanr:   .
tmh|   Dar¢yÝya¢m   tTa   /Ex   yTa   ¢pta   =45=

ex:

this

sEt¤|

a bridge

mhaEÏsah:

full of great zeal

kraEt¤

let construct

m¢y

on me

vanr:

monkey

tm¯

that

Ah|

I

Dar¢yÝya¢m

will sustain

tTa   ¢h

in the same manner

ex:

he also

yTa

like

¢pta

father

45.The   Sea   god   told   Rama   that   Nala   has   great   zeal   and   let   him
construct   a   bridge   across   the   sea   which   he   will   sustain.   Nala   is   like   his
father.

evm¤ÀÏv«d¢DnI¾:   sm¤ÏTay   nlÞtda   .
Ab#v£¹anr½E¿aE   vaÀy|   ram|   mhabl:   =46=

ev|

as above

uÀÏva

having said

ud¢D:

the Sea god

n¾:	went out of sight

sm¤ÏTay

rising

nl:

Nala

tda

then

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

vanr½E¿:

foremost of monkey

vaÀy|

word

ram|

to Rama

mhabl:

with great might

46.The   Sea   god   having   said   as   above   went   out   of   sight.   Then   Nala
rising   said   the   following   to   Rama.

Ah|   sEt¤|   k¢rÝya¢m   ¢vÞt£N©I   vâNalyE   .
¢pt¤:   samÐyImaÞTay   tt¯Ïvmah   mhaEd¢D:   =47=

Ah|

I

sEt¤|

bridge

k¢rÝya¢m

shall construct

¢vÞt£N©I

on the vast

vâNalyE

the abode of Varuna

¢pt¤:

of father

samÐyI|

skill

AaÞTay

acquiring

tt¯Ïv|

the truth

Aah

spoke

mhaEd¢D:

the sea

47.Nala   told   Rama   that   acquiring   the   skills   of   his   father,   he   will
construct   a   bridge   on   the   vast   sea   and   the   sea   had   spoken   the   truth.

dÎf   ev   vraE   laEkE   p¤âxÞyE¢t   mE   m¢t:   .
¢Dkq   Xmamk]tåOEx¤   saÓÏv|   danmTa¢p   va   =48=

dÎf:   ev

punishment only

vr:	is the best

laEkE

in the world

p¤âxÞy

to a man

i¢t

thus

mE

my

m¢t:

mind

¢Dkq

is bad

Xmam¯

patience

Ak]tåOEx¤

who are unfaithful

saÓÏv|

conciliation

danm¯

gift

AT

now

A¢p

even

va

or

48.Nala   told   Rama   that   punishment   is   the   best   course   to   a   man   in
this   world   is   his   opinion.   It   is   bad   to   show   patience,   conciliation   or
give   gift   to   unfaithful   person   is   bad.

Ay|   ¢h   sagraE   B£m:   sEt¤kmI   ¢dèXya   .
dd¬   dÎfByaéaD|   raGvay   mhaEd¢D:   =49=

Ay|

this

¢h

surely

sagr:

the Sea god

B£m:

dreadful

sEt¤kmI

for the work on bridge

¢dèXya

to save himself

dd¬

has given

dÎfByat¯

out of fear of punishment

gaD|	the passage

raGvay

to Rama

mhaEd¢D:

the great ocean

49.Nala   told   Rama   that   the   great   ocean   has   given   passage   to   Rama
out   of   fear   and   to   save   himself   from   dreadful   punishment.

mm   mat¤vIraE   däOaE   mÓdrE   ¢vákmINa   .
A¬rsÞtÞy   p¤æOaE{h|   sèSaE   ¢vákmINa   =50=

mm

my

mat¤:

to mother

vr:

a gift

däO:	has bestowed

mÓdrE

on mandara mountain

¢vákmINa

by Viswakarma

A¬rs:

out of loins

tÞy

his

p¤æO:

son

Ah|

I am

sèS:

equal

¢vákmINa

Viswakarma

50.Nala   told   Rama   that   he   was   the   son   of   Viswakarma   from   his
loins   given   as   a   gift   to   his   mother   and   he   was   equal   to   Viswakarma.