THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 2 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


s¤g#£vEN    ramBavåOanay    hn¤mt¯p#ExNm¯    -   SUGRIVA   SENDS   HANUMAN
TO   ASCERTAIN   INTENTIONS   OF   RAMA

AaÔlvÓtaE    h¢rvra:    svItÞt|    mha¢g¢rm¯    ,
m¦gmajaIrSaÑ¥Ila|ÞæOasyÓtaE    yy¤Þtda    .11.

AaÔlvÓt:   jumping
h¢rvra:   the foremost of monkeys
svIt:   from all sides
t|   that
mha¢g¢rm¯   on great mountain
m¦gmajaIrSaÑ¥Ilan¯   deers, wild cats and leopards
æOasyÓt:   scaring
yy¤:   went
tda   then

11.The   foremost   of   monkeys,   jumping   on   the   great   mountan   from   all   sides
and   scaring   deers,   wild   cats   and   leopards,   went.  

tt:    s¤g#£vs¢cva:    pvItEÓd#|    sma¢½ta:    ,
s|gØy    k¢pm¤ÁyEn    svEI    p#a¸ly:    ¢ÞTta:    .12.

tt:   then
s¤g#£vs¢cva:   ministers of Sugriva
pvItEÓd#|   on the lord of mountains
sma¢½ta:   coming
s|gØy   together
k¢pm¤ÁyEn   with the chief of monkeys
svEI   all
p#a¸ly:   with oined palms
¢ÞTta:   stood attentive

12.All   the   ministers   of   Sugriva   coming   together   with   Sugriva   on   the   lord   of
the   mountains   stood   attentive   with   joined   palms.

ttÞt|    Bys|æOÞt|    va¢l¢k¢ÚbxSH¯¢ktm¯    ,
uvac    hn¤maÓvaÀy|    s¤g#£v|    vaÀykaE¢vd:    .13.

tt:   then
t|   that
Bys|æOÞt|   trembling with fear
va¢l¢k¢ÚbxSH¯¢ktm¯   apprehending mischief from Vali
uvac   spoke
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
vaÀy|   the following words
s¤g#£v|   to Suriva
vaÀykaE¢vd:   an adept in expression

13.Then   Hanuman   adept   in   expression   spoke   the   following   words   to
Sugriva   who   was   trembling   with   fear   and   apprehending   mischief   from
Vali.

s|B#mÞÏyjtamEx    svWIvaI¢lk]taE    mhan¯    ,
mlyaE{y|    ¢g¢rvraE    By|    nEha¢Þt    va¢ln:    .14.

s|B#m:   flurry
Ïyjta|   be given up
ex:   this
svWI:   by all
va¢lk]t:   on account of Vali
mhan¯   great
mly:   malaya named
Ay|   this
¢g¢rvr:   foremost of mountains
By|   danger
n   not
ih   here
A¢Þt   there is
va¢ln:   from Vali

14.Hanuman   told   Sugriva   to   give   up   the   great   flurry   on   account   of   Vali
since   there   is   no   danger   from   him   on   the   malaya   mountain.

yÞmaѤ¢¹g"cEtaÞÏv|    p#d#taE    h¢rp¤H¯gv    ,
t|    @\rdSIn|    @\r|    nEh    pÜya¢m    va¢lnm¯    .15.

yÞmat¯   from whom
u¢¹g"cEta:   perturbed in mind
Ïv|   you
p#d#t:   have run away
h¢rp¤H¯gv   bull among monkeys
t|   that
@\rdSIn|   of ferocious appearence
@\r|   cruel
n   not
ih   here
pÜya¢m   I see
va¢lnm¯   Vali

15.Hanuman   told   Sugriva   that   he   did   not   see   that   cruel   Vali   of   ferocious
appearence   from   whom   they   have   run   away.

yÞmaäOv    By|    saWØy    p¥vIjaÏpapkmINa    ,
s    nEh    val£    Ѥ¾aÏma    n    tE    pÜyaØyh|    Bym¯    .16.

yÞmat¯   which
tv   for you
By|   danger
saWØy   blesses
p¥vIjat¯   from your elder brother
papkmINa   of sinful deeds
s:   that
n   not
ih   here
val£   Vali
Ѥ¾aÏma   of wicked mind
n   not
tE   for you
pÜya¢m   Ah|   I see
Bym¯   any fear

16.Hanuman   told   Sugriva   that   Vali   of   wicked   mind   and   sinful   deeds   from
whom   there   was   danger   for   him   is   not   present   here   and   Hanuman   did   not
see   any   cause   for   fear.

AhaE    SaKam¦gÏv|    tE    Ûy³mEv    ÔlvHgm    ,
lG¤¢cäOtya{Ïman|    n    ÞTapy¢s    yaE    mtaW    .17.

AhaE   what a pity
SaKam¦gÏv|   the monkey's instinct
tE   your
Ûy³|   is evedent
ev   only
ÔlvHgm   bull among monkeys
lG¤¢cäOtya   due to small mindedness
AaÏman|   yourself
n   ÞTapy¢s   not able to keep fixed
y:   that you
mtaW   on one conclusion

17.Hanuman   told   Sugriva   that   his   monkey's   instinct   is   evident   and   due   to
small   mindedness   he   was   not   able   to   keep   himself   fixed   to   one   conclusion.

b¤¢¼¢våOansØp°    iH¯¢jtW:    svImacr    ,
n    /b¤¢¼|    gtaE    raja    svIB¥ta¢n    Sa¢Þt    ¢h    .18.

b¤¢¼¢våOansØp°   endowed richly with intelligence and wisdom
iH¯¢jtW:   by gestures
svI|   every thing
Aacr   do
n   not
¢h   surely
Ab¤¢¼|   gt:   with recourse to thoughlessness
raja   king
svIB¥ta¢n   all his subjects
Sa¢Þt   rule over
¢h   because

18.Hanuman   told   Sugriva   that   endowed   with   intelligence   and   wisdom,   he
should   read   the   mind   of   others   by   gestures   and   do   everything;   a   king   with
thoughtlessness   cannot   rule   over   his   subjects.

s¤g#£vÞt¤    S¤B|    vaÀy|    ½¤Ïva    svI|    hn¥mt:    ,
tt:    S¤Btr|    vaÀy|    hn¤mÓtm¤vac    h    .19.

s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
  in this
S¤B|   vaÀy|   excellent words
½¤Ïva   hearing
svI|   fully
hn¥mt:   of Hanuman
tt:   more than that
S¤Btr|   brilliant
vaÀy|   the following words
hn¤mÓt|   to Hanuman
uvac   spoke
h   see

19.Sugriva   hearing   the   excellent   words   of   Hanuman,   spoke   the   following
more   brilliant   words   to   Hanuman.

d£GIbah\    ¢vSalaXaW    Srcapa¢sDa¢rNaW    ,
kÞy    n    Þyaëy|    d¦¾¯va    /EtaW    s¤rs¤raEpmaW    .20.

d£GIbah\   of long arms
¢vSalaXaW   with large eyes
Srcapa¢sDa¢rNaW   having arrows, bow and sword in hand
kÞy   who
n   Þyat¯   By|   will not become afraid
d¦¾¯va   seeing
¢h   surely
etaW   the two
s¤rs¤raEpmaW   looking like sons of gods

20.Sugriva   asked   Hanuman   who   will   not   become   afraid   on   seeing   the   two
with   long   arms,   broad   eyes,   carrying   arrows,   bow   and   sword   in   hand   and
looking   like   the   sons   of   gods?    

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