अस्मिन् अरण्ये to this forest, दूरात् from a distance, आगतम् have come, दुष्प्रतीकं of emaciated limbs, भरतम् Bharata, चिरस्य after a long time, पश्यामि I see, बत it is a pity, तात dear brother, वनम् to the forest, किम् why, आगतः did you come?

You have come a long distance (from Ayodhya) to this forest, O Bharata It is a pity, dear brother, to see you after a long time, so emaciated. What brings you to the forest?