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Verse 198.2

Sarga 2

नानामृगगणाकीर्णमृक्षशार्दूल सेवितम्। ध्वस्तवृक्षलतागुल्मं दुर्दर्शसलिलाशयम्।।3.2.2।। निष्कूजनानाशकुनिझिल्लिकागणनादितम्। लक्ष्मणानुगतो रामो वनमध्यं ददर्श ह।।3.2.3।।

nānāmṛgagaṇākīrṇamṛkṣaśārdūla sevitam. dhvastavṛkṣalatāgulmaṃ durdarśasalilāśayam..3.2.2.. niṣkūjanānāśakunijhillikāgaṇanāditam. lakṣmaṇānugato rāmo vanamadhyaṃ dadarśa ha..3.2.3..

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English Translation

"With Lakshmana following, Rama went through the forest, filled with herds of animals and inhabited by bears and tigers. It was a place where trees, creepers and bushes were crushed (by frequent visits of demons). It was difficult to locate a water source. And it resounded with the chirping of various birds and insects (crickets)."

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Word Meanings

लक्ष्मणानुगतः followed by Lakshmana, रामः Rama, नानामृगगणाकीर्णम् filled with different kinds of animals, ऋक्षशार्दूलसेवितम् inhabited by bears and tigers, ध्वस्तवृक्षलतागुल्मम् a place where trees, creepers and bushes were crushed (due to frequent visit by demons), दुर्दश difficult to see, सलिलाशयम् waterreservoirs like wells, निष्कूजनानाशकुनि with the twitter of various birds, झिल्लिकागणनादितम् resounding with the chirping of crickets. वनमध्यम् midst of the forest, ददर्श ह witnessed.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 2

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198.2