THE VALMIKI RAMAYANA
BALA KANDA
p#Tm: sgI:
Canto 1 (contd)
kTas|XEp:
- STORY IN BRIEF
p#¢tåOat|
c
ramEN
tda
va¢lvD|
p#¢t
,
va¢lnà
bl|
tæO
kTyamas
vanr:
.61.
va¢lvD|
|
the destruction of
Vali |
Thereupon, the
killing of Vali was promised
(to Sugriva) by Rama and
that ape recounted the might
of Vali (61).
s¤g#£v:
S¢Äðtàas£¢°Ïy|
v£yIN
raGvE
.62.
v£yIN
|
regarding the valour |
Sugriva was
sceptical about the prowess
of Rama (62).
raGvp#ÏyyaTI|
t¤
ѤÓѤBE:
kaym¤äOmm¯
,
dSIyamas
s¤g#£vaE
mhapvIts¢°Bm¯
.63.
raGvp#ÏyyaTI|
|
to gain confidence
in Rama |
ѤÓѤBE:
|
of the demon
named Dundubhi |
kay|
|
(the fleshless) body |
mhapvIts¢°Bm¯
|
rivalling a huge
mountain |
In this state,
to gain faith in Rama,
he pointed out (to Rama)
the skeleton
of the demon Dundubi, which
was huge and mountainous
in size (63).
ut¯Þm¢yÏva
mhabah^:
p#Eßy
ca¢ÞT
mhabl:
,
padaÄñ¿En
¢cXEx
s|p¥NI|
dSyaEjnm¯
.64.
mhabah^:
|
of powerful arms |
mhabl:
|
of extraordinary might |
padaÄñ¿En
|
with the big
toe |
¢cXEx
|
lifted and threw
it away |
That one (Rama)
of great strength and long
arms, looking at
that skeleton, with
a smile kicked it off
to a distance of a
full ten yojanas,
with his big toe (64).
¢vBEd
c
p¤n:
salan¯
sçOWkEn
mhEx¤Na
,
¢g¢r|
rsatl|
cWv
jnyn¯
p#Ïyy|
tda
.65.
mhEx¤Na
|
with a powerful arrow |
jnyn¯
|
creating (instilling) |
Thereafter, he
also split with a single
great arrow, seven Sala
trees
and along with it a
,mountain and the nether
world, to
inspire
confidence (65).
tt:
p#£tmnaÞtEn
¢váÞt:
s
mhak¢p:
,
¢k¢ÝkÓDa|
rams¢htaE
jgam
c
g¤ha|
tda
.66.
p#£tmna:
|
in a happy
frame of mind |
¢váÞt:
|
full of confidence |
That great
ape, thereupon becoming happy
and being convinced
(of Rama's might)
along with Rama thereafter
went to the grotto called
Kishkindha (66).
ttaE{gjIÑG¢rvr:
s¤g#£vaE
hEm¢pÄñl:
,
tEn
nadEn
mhta
¢njIgam
hr£ár:
.67.
h¢rvr:
|
the best among
apes (Sugriva) |
hEm¢pÄñl:
|
golden-yellow hued |
hr£ár:
|
the chief among
apes (Vali) |
From there,
Sugriva of golden-yellow hue
and best among apes, let
out bellows and due to
that great sound, the chief
of the apes Vali
came out
(67).
An¤maÓy
tda
tara|
s¤g#£vEN
smagt:
,
¢njGan
c
tæOWn|
SrENWkEn
raGv:
.68.
smagt:
|
having come together (in
battle) |
Then, comforting
Tara, he locked himself
in battle with Sugriva. At
that time, Rama killed him
with a single arrow (68).
tt:
s¤g#£vvcnaÑGÏva
va¢lnmahvE
,
g#£vmEv
td#aÇyE
raGv:
p#Ïypadyt¯
.69.
Having killed
Vali in battle, as requested
by Sugriva, Rama established Sugriva
as the king in (Vali's)
kingdom (69).
s
c
svaIn¯
sman£y
vanran¯
vanrxIB:
,
¢dS:
p#ÞTapyamas
¢dX¤jInkaÏmjam¯
.70.
vanrxIB:
|
the bull among
apes |
jnkaÏmjam¯
|
the daughter of Janaka |
That chief
among apes, desirous of
locating the daughter of
Janaka (Sita), summoned all the
monkeys and sent them in
all directions (70).
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