AhmÞyavraE    B#ata    g¤NWdaIÞym¤pagt:    ,
k]tåOÞy    bh^åOÞy    lßmNaE    nam    namt:    .11.
s¤KahIÞy    mhahIÞy    svIB¥t¢htaÏmn:    ,
eEáy©IN    c    h£nÞy    vnvasa¢½tÞy    c    .12.

Ah||

I am

AÞy

his

Avr:   B#ata

younger brother

g¤NW:

by virtues

daÞy|

slave

upagt:

become

k]tåOÞy

appreciating servicesrendered

bh^åOÞy

one widely informed

lßmN:   nam

known as Lakshmana

namt:

is my name

s¤KahIÞy

one worthy of all comforts

mhahIÞy

one who deserves to be adored

svIB¥t¢htaÏmn:

concerned with the welfare of all living beings

eEáy©IN   c   h£nÞy

deprived of lordship

vnvasa¢½tÞy   c

devoted to life in the forest also

11,12.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   he   is   known   by   the   name   of
Lakshmana,   younger   brother   of   Rama   who   appreciates   the   services
rendered,   worthy   of   all   comforts,   deserves   to   be   honoured,   concerned   with
the   welfare   of   all   living   beings,   deprived   of   lordship   and   devoted   to   forest
life,   has   become   Rama's   slave   by   his   virtues.

rXsa{p¶ta    BayaI    r¢htE    kamã¢pNa    ,
tÅc    n    åOaytE    rX:    pÏn£    yEnaÞy    sa    ¶ta    .13.

rXsa	by an ogre

Ap¶ta

was abducted

BayaI

wife

r¢htE

when alone

kamã¢pNa

by one capable of assuming any form at will

tt¯

that

c

also

n   åOaytE

is not known

rX:

ogre

pÏn£

consort

yEn

by whom

AÞy

his

sa

she

¶ta	was carried away

13.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   while   all   alone   Rama's   beloved   wife   was
abducted   by   an   ogre   who   was   capable   of   assuming   any   form   at   will   and
that   ogre   who   carried   her   away   is   not   known.

dn¤naIm    ¢dtE:    p¤æO:    Sapad#aXsta|    gt:    ,
AaÁyatÞtEn    s¤g#£v:    smTa©I    vanra¢Dp:    .14.

dn¤:

Danu

nam

by name

¢dtE:

of Diti

p¤æO:

son

Sapat¯

due to a curse

raXsta|

the state of being a demon

gt:

assumed

AaÁyat:

was told as follows

tEn

by him

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

smTI:

being the right person

vanra¢Dp:

the king of monkeys

14.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   Danu   (Kabandha)   the   son   of   Diti,   who
assumed   the   state   of   an   ogre   as   a   result   of   a   curse   had   told   them   that   the
the   chief   among   monkeys,   Sugriva   was   the   right   person.

s    åOaÞy¢t    mhav£yIÞtv    BayaIpha¢rNm¯    ,
evm¤ÀÏva    dn¤:    ÞvgI|    B#ajmnaE    gt:    s¤Km¯    .15.

s:

he

åOaÞy¢t

will know

mhav£yI:

of great prowess

tv

your

BayaIpha¢rNm¯

abductor of wife

ev|

thus

uÀÏva

having said

dn¤:

Danu

ÞvgI|

to the heavens

B#ajman:

in resplendence

gt:

departed

s¤Km¯

happily

15.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   Danu   informed   that   Sugrive   will   know
about   the   abductor   of   Rama's   wife   and   after   saying   so   happily   departed
to   the   heavens   in   a   resplendent   form.

etäOE    svImaÁyat|    yTatÐyEn    p¦ÅCt:    .16.

ett¯

this

tE

to you

svI|

all

AaÁyat|

narrated

yTatÐyEn

as they have happened

p¦ÅCt:

who enqueried about it

16.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   in   reply   to   his   enquiry   everything   as   they
had   happened   had   been   narrated.

Ah|    cWv    ¢h    ramà    s¤g#£v|    SrN|    gtaW    .17.

Ah|   c   ev

I also

¢h

indeed

ram:   c

Rama as well

s¤g#£v|

to Sugriva

SrN|

as refuge

gtaW

have come

17.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   Rama   and   himself   have   come   to   Sugriva
as   a   refuge.

ex    däOva    c    ¢väOa¢n    p#aÔy    can¤äOm|  yS: ,
laEknaT:    p¤ra    B¥Ïva    s¤g#£v|    naT¢mÅC¢t    .18.

ex:

he

däOva

having given away

c   ¢väOa¢n

all the riches also

p#aÔy   c

attained as well

An¤äOma||

incomparable

yS:

glory

laEknaT:

the protector of the world

p¤ra	in the past

B¥Ïva

having been

s¤g#£v|

Sugriva

naT|	as benefactor

iÅC¢t

desires

18.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   Rama,   having   given   away   all   riches
attained   incomparable   glory   also   and   having   been   the   protector   of   the
world   in   the   past,   now   desires   to   have   Sugriva   as   benefactor.

¢pta    yÞy    p¤ra    /as£ÅCrÎyaE    DmIvÏsl:    ,
tÞy    p¤æO:    SrÎy:    sn¯    s¤g#£v|    SrN|    gt:    .19.

¢pta

father

yÞy

whose

p¤ra	in the past

¢h   Aas£t¯

was indeed

SrÎy:

a refuge

DmIvÏsl:

fond of virtues

tÞy

his

p¤æO:

son

SrÎy:

refuge

sn¯

being

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

SrN|

as refuge

gt:	has sought

19.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   whose   father   was   in   the   past   the   refuge
for   all   and   fond   of   virtue   and   his   son   who   was   a   refuge   for   all   has   sought
Sugriva   as   his   refuge.

svIlaEkÞy    DmaIÏma    SrÎy:    SrN|    p¤ra    ,
g¤âm©I    raGv:    saE{y|    s¤g#£v|    SrN|    gt:    .20.

svIlaEkÞy

of all the worlds

DmaIÏma

mind set on virtue

SrÎy:

protector of the whole world

SrN|

refuge

p¤ra	in the past

g¤â:

elder

mE

my

raGv:

Rama

s:

that

Ay|

this

s¤g#£v|

Sugriva

SrN|

as refuge

gt:	has sought

20.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   in   the   past   Rama   has   been   the   protector
of   all   the   worlds   and   one   fit   to   be   the   refuge   has   sought   Sugriva   as   refuge.