s¤g#£vaE    nam    DmaIÏma    k¢à¹anry¥Tp:    ,
v£raE    ¢v¢nk]taE    B#aæOa    jgd¯B#m¢t    Ѥ:¢Kt:    .21.

s¤g#£v:   nam

Sugriva by name

DmaIÏma

mind set on virtue

k¢àt¯

a certain

vanry¥Tp:

chief of monkeys

v£r:

valiant

¢v¢nk]t:

having been banished

B#aæOa

by elder brother

jgt¯

the earth

B#m¢t

roams about

Ѥ:¢Kt:

in a state of despondency

21.Hanuman   told   them   that   the   chief   of   monkeys,   Sugriva   by   name,   valiant
and   mind   set   on   virtue   roams   about   the   earth   in   a   state   of   despondency
having   been   banished   by   his   elder   brother.

p#açOaE{h|    p#E¢xtÞtEn    s¤g#£vEN    mhaÏmna    ,
raåOa    vanrm¤Áyana|    hn¤ma°am    vanr:    .22.

p#açO:

have arrived

Ah|

I

p#E¢xt:

sent

tEn

that

s¤g#£vEN

by Sugriva

mhaÏmna

the highsouled

raåOa

by the king

vanrm¤Áyana|

of the leaders of monkeys

hn¤man¯   nam

Hanuman by name

vanr:

monkey

22.Hanuman   told   them   that   he   is   a   monkey   Hanuman   by   name,   sent   by
Sugriva,   who   is   the   king   of   the   leaders   of   monkeys,   have   come   there.

y¤va×ya|    sh    DmaIÏma    s¤g#£v:    sÁy¢mÅC¢t    ,
tÞy    ma|    s¢cv|    ¢väO|    vanr|    pvnaÏmjm¯    .23.
¢BX¤ãpp#¢tÅC°|    s¤g#£v¢p#ykaØyya    ,
§Üym¥ka¢dh    p#açO|    kamg|    kamã¢pNm¯    .24.

y¤va×ya|   sh

alongwith both of you

DmaIÏma

pious minded

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

sÁy|	friendship

iÅC¢t

desires

tÞy

his

ma|

me

s¢cv|

minister

¢väO|

may you know

vanr|

monkey

pvnaÏmjm¯

son of the wind god

¢BX¤ãpp#¢tÅC°|

in the disguise of a mendicant

s¤g#£v¢p#ykaØyya

being desirous of doing good to Sugriva

§Üym¥kat¯

from Risyamuka

ih

here

p#açO|

have come

kamg|

able to move about at will

kamã¢pNm¯

capable of assuming any form at will

23,24.Hanuman   told   them   that   Sugriva,   seeks   friendship   with   the   two   of
them   and   that   he   is   the   son   of   the   Wind-God,   a   monkey,   able   to   move   at
will,   capable   of   assuming   any   form   at   will,   had   come   in   the   disguise   of   a
mendicant   with   a   view   to   do   a   good   turn   to   Sugriva   and   had   come   from
Risyamuka   mountain.

evm¤ÀÏva    t¤    hn¥ma|ÞtaW    v£raW    ramlßmNaW    ,
vaÀyåOaW    vaÀykSl:    p¤nnaEIvac    ¢k·n    .25.

ev|

as above

uÀÏva

having spoken

t¤

in this

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

taW

those two

v£raW

heroes

ramlßmNaW

Rama and Lakshmana

vaÀyåOaW

understands the true meaning of words

vaÀykSl:

adept in speech

p¤n:	thereafter

n   uvac

did not speak

¢k·n

anything

25.Adept   in   speech,   Hanuman,   having   said   these   words   to   those   two
heroic   Rama   and   Lakshmana,   who   were   aware   of   the   meaning   of   words
thereafter   said   no   more.

etÅC®¤Ïva    vcÞtÞy    ramaE    lßmNmb#v£t¯    ,
p#¶¾vdn:    ½£man¯    B#atr|    paáIt:    ¢ÞTtm¯    .26.

ett¯

these

½¤Ïva

upon hearing

vc:

words

tÞy

his

ram:

Rama

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

p#¶¾vdn:

with a cheerful countenance

½£man¯

the illustrious one

B#atr|

to brother

paáIt:

beside

¢ÞTtm¯

standing

26.Rama,   havig   listened   to   these   words   of   Hanuman,   told   as    follows   to   brother   Lakshmana   standing   by   his   side.

s¢cvaE{y|    kp£Ód#Þy    s¤g#£vÞy    mhaÏmn:    ,
tmEv    kaH¯XmaNÞy    mma¢Ótkm¤pagt:    .27.

s¢cv:

minister

Ay|

he

kp£Ód#Þy

of the king of apes

s¤g#£vÞy

of Sugriva

mhaÏmn:

the highsouled

t|   ev

him alone

kaH¯XmaNÞy

was looking forward to

mm

my

A¢Ótk|

presence

upagt:

has come

27.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   who   has   come   to   his   presence   is   a
minister   of   Sugriva   whom   alone   he   was   looking   forward   to   meet.

A¢BBaxÞv    saW¢mæOE    s¤g#£vs¢cv|    k¢pm¯    ,
vaÀyåO|    mD¤rWvaIÀyW:    s"Ehy¤³m¢rÓdm    .28.

A¢BBaxÞv

you respond

saW¢mæOE

Lakshmana

s¤g#£vs¢cv|

to the minister of Sugriva

k¢pm¯

to the monkey

vaÀyåO|

knows the art of speech

mD¤rW:

in sweet

vaÀyW:

words

s"Ehy¤³|

with affection

A¢rÓdm

tamer of foes

28.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   he   may   reply   to   this   monkey,   a   minister   of
of   Sugriva,   who   knows   the   art   of   speaking,   in   sweet   words   with   affection.

nan¦ÂvEd¢vn£tÞy    nayj¤vIdDa¢rN:    ,
nasamvEd¢vѤx:    SÀymEv|    p#Ba¢xt¤m¯    .29.

n

not

An¦ÂvEd¢vn£tÞy

for one who has not read rgveda

n	not possible

Ayj¤vIdDa¢rN:

for one who has not memorised yajurveda

n	not possible

AsamvEd¢vѤx:

a person who has no knowledge of samaveda

SÀy|

possible

ev|

like this

p#Ba¢xt¤m¯

to speak

29.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   it   is   not   possible   to   speak   like   this   for   one
who   has   not   read   rgveda,   not   memorised   yajurveda   and   has   no   knowledge
of   samaveda.

n¥n|    ÛyakrN|    k]Ïs"mnEn    bh^Da    ½¤tm¯    ,
bh^    Ûyahrta{nEn    n    ¢k¢·dpS¢Ödtm¯    .30.

n¥n|

certainly

ÛyakrN|

grammar

k]Ïs"|

entirely

AnEn

by him

bh^Da

many times

½¤tm¯

learnt

bh^	extensively

Ûyahrta

while speaking

AnEn

by him

n

not

¢k¢·t¯

even a little

ApS¢Ödtm¯

error in wording

30.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   certainly   he   has   studied   grammar   many
times   since   speaking   so   extensively   he   did   not   commit   any   error   in
wording.