एवम् thus, कथयमानस्य narrating, कुशचीरसमाक्षिप्तम् one with kusa grass and bark garments, ब्राह्म्या of brahmin, लक्ष्म्यया with grace, समावृतम् spread all over, आश्रममण्डलम् hermitage, ददर्श saw.

When the sage Dharmabrata was telling the story, Rama saw a hermitage strewn all over with kusa grass and bark garments, and endowed with pure brahminic grace.