THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 4 : SLOKAS 21 TO 30


½£ramlßmNyaE:    s¤g#£vsm£pgmnm¯    -   RAMA   AND   LAKSHMANA
APPROACH   SUGRIVA

yÞy    p#sadE    stt|    p#s£dEy¤¢rma:    p#ja:    ,
s    ramaE    vanrEÓd#Þy    p#sadm¢BkaH¯XtE    .21.

yÞy   whose
p#sadE   on grace
stt|   always
p#s£dEy¤:   were pleased
ima:   these
p#ja:   people
s:   that
ram:   Rama
vanrEÓd#Þy   of the chief of the monkeys
p#sad|   grace
A¢BkaH¯XtE   anxiously seeks

21.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   by   whose   grace   all   the   worlds   were
happy   at   all   times   that   Rama   seeks   the   grace   of   Sugriva.

yEn    svIg¤NaEpEta:    p¦¢TÛya|    svIpa¢TIva:    ,
ma¢nta:    stt|    raåOa    sda    dSrTEn    vW    .22.
tÞyay|    p¥vIj:    p¤æO¢ÞæOx¤    laEkEx¤    ¢v½¤t:    ,
s¤g#£v|    vanrEÓd#|       ram:    SrNmagt:    .23.

yEn   by whom
svIg¤NaEpEta:   endowed with all good attributes
p¦¢TÛya|   on the earth
svIpa¢TIva:   all the kings
ma¢nta:   were honoured
stt|   always
raåOa   by the king
sda   always
dSrTEn   by Dasaratha
vW   indeed
tÞy   his
Ay|   this
p¥vIj:   the first born
p¤æO:   son
¢æOx¤   in the three
laEkEx¤   worlds
¢v½¤t:   famed
s¤g#£v|   to Sugriva
vanrEÓd#|   chief of monkeys
  in this
ram:   Rama
SrN|   seeking refuge
Aagt:   has come

22,23.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that    king   Dasaratha by    whom   all   the   kings   were   honoured   was   blessed   with   all   good   attributes   in   the   world    and   his   eldest   son   Rama   who   is   well   known   in   all   the   three   worlds   is   now
seeking   the   help   of   the   Sugriva.

SaEka¢BB¥tE    ramE       SaEkartE    SrN|    gtE    ,
kt¤ImhI¢t    s¤g#£v:    p#sad|    h¢ry¥Tp:    .24.

SaEka¢BB¥tE   overwhelmed with grief
ramE   Rama
  in this
SaEkartE   assailed by sorrow
SrN|   refuge
gtE   seeking
kt¤I|   to do
AhI¢t   should
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
p#sad|   help
h¢ry¥Tp:   the foremost of monkeys

24.Lakshmana   told   Hanuman   that   Rama   overcome   with   grief   and   afflicted
with   grief   has   come   seeking   help   of   Sugriva,   the   chief   of   monkeys   who   should
render   help   to   Rama.

ev|    b#¤vaN|    saW¢m¢æO|    kâN|    sa½¤patnm¯    ,
hn¤man¯    p#Ïy¤vacEd|    vaÀy|    vaÀy¢vSard:    .25.

ev|   as above
b#¤vaN|   speaking
saW¢m¢æO|   to Lakshmana
kâN|   pitieously
sa½¤patnm¯   with tears streaming from his eyes
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
p#Ïy¤vac   replied
id|   the following
vaÀy|   words
vaÀy¢vSard:   adept in articulation

25.Hanuman   replied   to   Lakshmana,   who   was   speaking   as   above   piteously
and   with   tears   falling,   in   the   following   words.

iId¦Sa    b¤¢ÑGsØp°a    ¢jt@aEDa    ¢jtE¢Ód#ya:    ,
¾Ûya    vanrEÓd#EN    ¢d¾Ya    dSInmagta:    .26.

iId¦Sa :   like this
b¤¢ÑGsØp°a:   endowed with wisdom
¢jt@aEDa:   those who have conquered anger
¢jtE¢Ód#ya:   those who have won over their senses
¾Ûya:   deserve to be seen
vanrEÓd#EN   by the king of monkeys
¢d¾Ya   fortunately
dSIn|   within sight
Aagta:   have come

26.Hanuman   told   Lakshmana   that   persons   like   this   who   are   endowed   with
wisdom,   have   conquered   anger   and   won   over   their   senses   deserve   to   be
seen   by   Sugriva   and   fortunately   you   have   come   within   our   sight.

iÏyEvm¤ÀÏva    hn¤maM¯ÜlßN|    mD¤rya    ¢gra    ,
bBaxE    saE{¢BgÅCEm    s¤g#£v¢m¢t    raGvm¯    .27.

i¢t   ev|   as above
uÀÏva   having said
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
ÜlßN|   softly
mD¤rya   in sweet
¢gra   words
bBaxE   spoke
s:   he
A¢BgÅCEm   let us go
s¤g#£v|   to Sugriva
i¢t   thus
raGvm¯   to Rama

27.Hanuman   having   said   as   above   spoke   to   Rama   with   soft   and   sweet
words   'let   us   go   to   Sugriva'.

s    ¢h    raÇyaÏp¢rB#¾:    k]tvWrà    va¢lna    ,
¶tdaraE    vnE    Ïy³aE    B#aæOa    ¢v¢nk]taE    B¦Sm¯    .28.

s:   ¢h   he also
raÇyat¯   from the kingdom
p¢rB#¾:   banished
k]tvWr:   antoganised
c   also
va¢lna   by Vali
¶tdar:   deprived of his wife
vnE   in the forest
Ïy³:   exiled
B#aæOa   by the brother
¢v¢nk]t:   was alarmed
B¦Sm¯   greatly

28.Hanuman   told   Lakshmana   that   Sugriva   also   has   been   exiled   from   the
kingdom   and   antagonised   and   deprived   of   his   wife   by   Vali,   lives   in   the
forest   greatly   alarmed.

k¢rÝy¢t    s    sahaÙy|    y¤vyaEBaIÞkraÏmj:    ,
s¤g#£v:    sh    caÞma¢B:    s£taya:    p¢rmagINE    .29.

k¢rÝy¢t   will render
s:   that
sahaÙy|   help
y¤vyaE:   to you both
BaÞkraÏmj:   son of the Sun
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
sh   in the company of
c   AÞma¢B:   with us also
s£taya:   for Sita
p¢rmagINE   in searching

29.Hanuman   told   Lakshmana   that   Sugriva,   the   son   of   the     Sun-God,   along
with   the   monkeys   will   render   help   to   both   of   them   in   searching   for   Sita.

ev|    b#¤vaN|    DmaIÏma    hn¤mÓt|    s    lßmN:    ,
p#¢tp¥Çy    yTaÓyay¢md|    p#aEvac    raGvm¯    .30.

ev|   b#¤vaN|   speaking thus
DmaIÏma   mind set on virtue
hn¤mÓt|   to Hanuman
s:   that
lßmN:   Lakshmana
p#¢tp¥Çy   having honoured
yTaÓyay|   according to rules
id|   the following words
p#aEvac   said
raGvm¯   to Rama

30.Lakshmana,   having   honoured   according   to   rules   Hanuman   who   was
speaking   thus,   said   the   following   words   to   Rama.    

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