THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 5 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


½£rams¤g#£vsÁym¯    -   ALLIANCE   BETWEEN   RAMA   AND   SUGRIVA

§Üym¥kaäO¤    hn¤man¯    gÏva       mly|    ¢g¢rm¯    ,
AaccXE    tda    v£raW    h¢rrajay    raGvaW    .1.

§Üym¥kat¯   from rsyamuka
  in this
hn¤man¯   Hanuman
gÏva   having reached
  in this
mly|   Malaya
¢g¢rm¯   mountain
AaccXE   announced as follows
tda   immediately
v£raW   the heroic
h¢rrajay   to the king of apes
raGvaW   Rama and Lakshmana

1.Hanuman   coming   quickly   from   Risyamuka   mountain   to   Malaya
mountain   announced   Rama   and   Lakshmana   to   Sugriva   in   the   following
words.

Ay|    ramaE    mhap#aåO:    s|p#açOaE    d¦F¢v@m:    ,
lßmNEn    sh    B#aæOa    ramaE{y|    sÏy¢v@m:    .2.

Ay|   here is
ram:   Rama
mhap#aåO:   of great intellect
s|p#açO:   has come
d¦F¢v@m:   of unbending prowess
lßmNEn   sh   alongwith Lakshmana
B#aæOa   brother
ram:   Sri Rama
Ay|   this
sÏy¢v@m:   with unfailing prowess

2.Hanuman   told   Sugriva   that   here   is   Rama   with   great   intellect,   unbending
and   unfailing   prowess;   he   has   come   here   alongwith   his   brother   Lakshmana.

ißvak\Na|    k¤lE    jataE    ramaE    dSrTaÏmj:    ,
DmEI    ¢ng¢dtàWv    ¢pt¤¢nIrdESparg:    .3.

ißvak\Na|   of the Iksvaku
k¤lE   in dynasty
jat:   born
ram:   Rama
dSrTaÏmj:   the son of Dasaratha
DmEI   in righteousness
¢ng¢dt:   famed
c   also
ev   only
¢pt¤:   of father
¢nrdESparg:   complies fully with orders

3.Hanuman   told   Sugriva   that   Rama   is   the   son   of   Dasaratha   of   the   ikshvaku
dynasty   famed   for   righteousness   and   complies   fully   with   the   father's   orders.

tÞyaÞy    vstaE{rÎyE    ¢nytÞy    mhaÏmn:    ,
ravNEn    ¶ta    BayaI    s    Ïva|    SrNmgt:    .4.

tÞy   he
AÞy   this
vst:   while residing
ArÎyE   in the forest
¢nytÞy   with controlled senses
mhaÏmn:   the highsouled
ravNEn   by Ravana
¶ta   was abducted
BayaI   wife
s:   he
Ïva|   to you
SrNm¯   as refuge
Aagt:   has come

4.Hanuman   told   Sugriva   that   while   Rama   was   living   in   the   forests,   his   wife
was   abducted   by   Ravana   and   thus   has   he   come   seeking   your   refouge.

rajs¥yaámEDWà      v¢þyIna¢Bt¢pIt:    ,
d¢XNaà    tTaEÏs¦¾a    gav:    Stsh*S:    .5.
tpsa    sÏyvaÀyEn    vs¤Da    yEn    pa¢lta    ,
ÞæO£hEtaEÞtÞy    p¤æOaE{y|    ramÞÏva|    SrN|    gt:    .6.

rajs¥yaámEDW:   c   by rajasuya and aswamedha sacrifices
v¢þ:   god of fire
yEn   by whom
A¢Bt¢pIt:   was propitiated
d¢XNa:   c   fees also
tTa   likewise
uÏs¦¾a:   given away
gav:   cows
Stsh*S:   in hundreds of thousands
tpsa   through the power of penance
sÏyvaÀyEn   adherence to truthfulness in speech
vs¤Da   the earth
yEn   by whom
pa¢lta   was protected
ÞæO£hEtaE:   on account of a woman
tÞy   his
p¤æO   son
Ay|   this
ram:   Rama
Ïva|   you
SrN|   as refuge
gt:   has sought

5,6.Hanuman   told   Sugrive   that   by   whom   the   fire   god   was   propitiated   by   means   of   rajasuya   and   aswamedha   sacrifices,   given   liberal   fees,   also   cows   in
hundreds   of   thousands   were   gifted   and   the   earth   was   ruled   by   recourse   to
truthful   words   and   asceticism,   his   son   Rama   has   sought   him   as   a   refuge   on
account   of   his   wife.

Bvta    sÁykamaW    taW    B#atraW    ramlßmNaW    ,
p#¢tg¦/acIyÞvWtaW    p¥jn£ytmav¤BaW    .7.

Bvta   by you
sÁykamaW   desirous of your friendship
taW   the two
B#atraW   brothers
ramlßmNaW   Rama and Lakshmana
p#¢tg¦/   by welcoming
AcIyÞv   worship
etaW   these
p¥jn£ytmaW   most deserving of homage
uBaW   the two

7.Hanuman   told   Sugriva   that   the   brothers   Rama   and   Lakshmana   are   most
deserving   of   homage   who   desire   your   friendship   and   thus   he   should
receive   and   honour   them.

½¤Ïva    hn¤mtaE    vaÀy|    s¤g#£vaE    ¶¾mans:    ,
By|    c    raGvaÑGaEr|    p#jhaW    ¢vgtÇvr:    .8.

½¤Ïva   on hearing
hn¤mt:   of Hanuman
vaÀy|   words
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
¶¾mans:   in a happy state of mind
By|   c   fear also
raGvat¯   from Rama
GaEr|   terrible
p#jhaW   shook off
¢vgtÇvr:   becoming free from anxiety

8.Hearing   these   words   of   Hanuman,   Sugriva   became   free   from   anxiety   and
in   a   happy   state   of   mind   got   rid   of   his   terrible   fear   of   Rama.

s    k]Ïva    man¤x|    ãp|    s¤g#£v:    Ôlvga¢Dp:    ,
dSIn£ytmaE    B¥Ïva    p#£Ïya    p#aEvac    raGvm¯    .9.

s:   that
k]Ïva   assuming
man¤x|   human
ãp|   form
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
Ôlvga¢Dp:   the chief of the monkeys
dSIn£ytm:   most good looking
B¥Ïva   appearing
p#£Ïya   affectionately
p#aEvac   spoke the following
raGvm¯   to Rama

9.Sugriva   assuming   the   form     of   a   human   and   appearing   most   good   looking
spoke   the   following   to   Rama   with   great   affection.

Bvan¯    DmI¢vn£tà    ¢v@aÓt:    svIvÏsl:    ,
AaÁyata    vay¤p¤æOEN    tt¯ÏvtaE    mE    BvéNa:    .10.

Bvan¯   you
DmI¢vn£t:   trained in righteousness
c   therefore
¢v@aÓt:   valorous
svIvÏsl:   fond of all
AaÁyata:   been told
vay¤p¤æOEN   by the son of windgod
tt¯Ïvt:   truly
mE   to me
BvéNa:   your virtues

10.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   Hanuman   has   informed   truly   about   all   his   virtue
and   that   you   are   trained   in   righteousness,   valourous   and   fond   of   all.  

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