ram    xfy¤³yaE    laEkE    ya¢B:    svI|    ¢vm¦ÜytE    .12.

ram

Rama

xzq   y¤³y:

there are six expedients

laEkE

in the world

ya¢B:

by which

svI|	everything

¢vm¦ÜytE

can be known

12.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   there   six   expedients   by   which   everything   can
be   known.

p¢rm¦¾aE    dSaÓtEn    dSaBagEn    sEÛytE    ,
dSaBaggtaE    h£nÞÏv|    ¢h    ramÞslßmN:    .
yÏk]tE    Ûysn|    p#açOm¯    Ïvya    darp#DxINm¯    .13.

p¢rm¦¾:

by becoming friend

dSaÓtEn

by one who had experienced misfortune

dSaBagEn

who is overtaken by misfortune

sEÛytE

is served

dSaBaggt:

being in height of adversity

h£n:	are depressed

Ïv|   ¢h

you

ram:

Rama

slßmN:

alongwith Lakshmana

yÏk]tE

in respect of one

Ûysn|

adverse fate

p#açO|

has been attained

Ïvya

by you

darp#DxINm¯

abduction of wife

13,14.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   one   who   is   overtaken   by   misfortune   is
served   by   another   who   has   met   the   same   fate.   He   also   said   that   both   Rama
and   Lakshmana   are   depressed   due   to   the   misfortune   of   abduction   of   Sita.

tdvÜy|    Ïvya    kayIÞs    s¤¶Ïs¤¶da|    vr    ,
Ak]Ïva    ¢h    n    tE    ¢s¢¼mh|    pÜya¢m    ¢cÓtyn¯    .14.

tt¯

therefore

AvÜy|

is essential

Ïvya

by you

kayI:

be made

s:

he

s¤¶t¯

as a friend

s¤¶da|   vr

jewel among the kind hearted

Ak]Ïva

not doing so

¢h

surely

n

do not

tE

for you

¢s¢¼m¯

success

Ah|

I

pÜya¢m

see

¢cÓtyn¯

after thinking

15.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   such   a   person   must   be   made   a   friend   and
after   thinking   I   do   not   see   your   success   if   you   do   not   do   so.

½¥yta|    ram    vßya¢m    s¤g#£vaE    nam    vanr:    ,
B#aæOa    ¢nrÞtt:    @[¼En    va¢lna    S@s¥n¤na    .15.

½¥yta|

please listen

ram

Rama

vßya¢m

I will point out

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

nam

by name

vanr:

a monkey

B#aæOa

by brother

¢nrÞt:

who was expelled

k]¼En

enraged

va¢lna

by Vali

S@s¥n¤na

son of Indra

15.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   a   monkey   Sugriva   by   name   was   expelled   by
his   enraged   brother   Vali,   son   of   Indra.

§Üym¥kE    ¢g¢rvrE    pØpapyIÓtSaE¢BtE    ,
¢nvsÏyaÏmvan¯    v£rÅct¤rq¢B:    sh    vanrW:    .16.

§Üym¥kE

rsyamukha

¢g¢rvrE

foremost of mountains

pØpapyIÓtSaE¢BtE

adorned on the banks of pampa

¢nvs¢t

lives

AaÏmvan¯

high minded

v£r:

hero

ct¤rq¢B:

four

sh:

with

vanrW:

monkeys

16.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   Sugriva   lives   on   the   rsyamukha   mountains
which   adorns   the   banks   of   pampa   lake   with   four   monkeys.

vanrEÓd#aE    mhav£yIÞtEjaEvan¢mtp#B:    ,
sÏysÓDaE    ¢vn£tÅc    D¦¢tman¯    m¢tman¯    mhan¯    .17.
dX:    p#glBaE    濫tman¯    mhablpra@m:    ,
B#ata    ¢vva¢staE    ram    raÇyhEtaEmIhabl:    .18.

vanrEÓd#:

chief of monkeys

mhav£yI:

with extraordinary prowess

tEjaEvan¯

full of energy

A¢mtp#B:

with unbounded effugence

sÏysÓD:

true to his promise

¢vn£t:

cultured

D¦¢tman¯

resolute

m¢tman¯

higly intelligent

mhan¯

great

dX:

clever

p#gÚB:

intrepid

濫tman¯

glorious

mhablpra@m:

with great might and valour

B#aæOa

by brother

¢vva¢st:

was exiled

ram

Rama

raÇyhEtaE:

for the sake of kingdom

mhabl:

with extraordinay prowess

17,18.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   Sugriva,   the   monkey   chief,   was   possessed
with   extraordinary   prowess,   full   of   energy,   unbounded   effulgence,   true   to
promise,   cultured,   resolute,   highly   intelligent,   clever,   intrepid,   glorious   and
with   extraordinary   might   and   valour,   was   exiled   by   his   brother   for   the   sake
of   the   kingdom.

s    tE    shayaE    ¢mæO|    c    s£taya:    p¢rmagINE    ,
B¢vÝy¢t    ¢h    tE    ram    ma    c    SaEkE    mn:    k]Ta:    .19.

s:

he

tE

for you

shay:

a helper

¢mæO|   c

a friend also

s£taya:

for Sita

p¢rmagINE

in searching

B¢vÝy¢t

will become

¢h

surely

tE

your

ram

Rama

ma

do not

c

also

SaEkE

to grief

mn:

mind

k]Ta:

give over

19.Kabandha   rold   Rama   that   Sugriva   will   be   a   helper   and   friend   in   the
search   for   Sita   and   not   to   give   over   mind   to   grief.

B¢vtÛym¯    ¢h    yÅca¢p    n    tÅCÀy¢mhaÓyTa    ,
kt¤I¢mßvak[SarqÑ¥l    kalaE    ¢h    Ѥr¢t@m:    .20.

B¢vtÛym¯

is destined to happen

¢h

surely

yt¯   c

which

A¢p

and

n

not

tt¯

that

SÀym¯

possible

ih	in this world

AÓyTa

otherwise

kt¤Im¯

to do

ißvak[SaD¥Il

tiger among Ikshvakus

kal:   ¢h

time spirit only

Ѥr¢t@m:

cannot be overstepped

20.Kabandha   told   Rama   that   the   time   spirit   cannot   be   over   stepped   and
what   is   destined   to   happen   cannot   be   changed   in   any   case.