तत: then, ते they, तस्या: river's, तीरे on the bank, आवासपरिग्रहम् adopting as habitation, चक्रु: made, तत: then, स्नात्वा having bathed, यथान्यायम् as per tradition, पितृदेवता: the ancestors, सन्तर्प्य having satisfied by offering waters, अग्निहोत्राणि हुत्वा after lighting their sacrificial fires, अमृतवत् like nectar, हवि: having oblations (offerings), प्राश्य partaking, मुदितमानसा: with joyful hearts, महात्मानम् the illustrious, विश्वामित्रम् Viswamitra, समन्तत: on all sides, परिवार्य surrounding, शुचौ in a sacred, जाह्नवीतीरे bank of river Jahnavi, विविशु: entered.

The birds had made the bank of the river their home. They (Rama and Lakshmana) took a dip and offered traditional oblations to ancestors. Thereafter they lighted the sacrificial fire and made customary offerings to the fire and partook of the nectarlike remains. With cheerful hearts they stood round the illustrious Viswamitra and entered the sacred bank of Jahnavi.