गुल्मैर्वृक्षैश्च बहुभिर्लताभिश्च प्रवेष्टितम्।
आवृतं सर्वतो दुर्गं गहनं घोरदर्शनम्॥
व्यतिक्रम्य तु वेगेन व्यालसिंहनिषेवितम्।
सुभीमं तन्महारण्यं व्यतियातौ महाबलौ॥
gulmair vṛkṣaiś ca bahubhir latābhiś ca praveṣṭitam
āvṛtaṁ sarvato durgaṁ gahanaṁ ghora-darśanam
vyatikramya tu vegena vyāla-siṁha-niṣevitam
subhīmaṁ tan mahāraṇyaṁ vyatiyātau mahā-balau
gulmaiḥ = shrubs; vṛkṣaiḥ = trees such as the bamboo; ca = and; bahubhiḥ = with many; latābhiḥ = with creepers; ca = and; praveṣṭitam = was covered; āvṛtam = filled; sarvataḥ = on all sides; durgam = the forest was uneven; gahanam = and impenetrable; ghora-darśanam = and because it was terrible to behold; vyatikramya tu = passed through; vegena = quickly; vyāla-siṁha-niṣevitam = and frequented by snakes and lions; subhīmam = it was very frightening; tat = that forest; mahā-araṇyam = the great forest Daṇḍakāraṇya; vyatiyātau = and got out of it; mahā-balau = the two greatly powerful [princes].
The great forest Daṇḍakāraṇya was covered with many shrubs and trees such as the bamboo, and filled with creepers on all sides. The forest was uneven and impenetrable, and because it was terrible to behold and frequented by snakes and lions, it was very frightening. The two greatly powerful [princes] quickly passed through that forest and got out of it.