Sa¹¢lÓya|    D#¤v|    B¥Øya|    s£tya    ¢»ymaNya    ,
uÏs¦¾|    B¥xN¢md|    tTaãp|    ¢h    d¦ÜytE    .21.

Sa¹¢lÓya|

on a grassy

D#¤v|

is definite

B¥Øya|

ground

s£tya

by Sita

¢»ymaNya

while being abducted

uÏs¦¾|

was dropped

B¥xN|

ornaments

id|

this

tTaãp|

in the same form

¢h

therefore

ÜytE

it looks

21.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   the   ornaments   have   been   dropped   on   a
grassy   land   by   Sita   while   being   abducted   as   it   looks   in   the   same   form.

evm¤³Þt¤    ramEN    lßmNaEvaÀymb#v£t¯    ,
nah|    jana¢m    kEy¥rE      nah|    jana¢m    k¤ÎflE    .
n¥p¤rE    Ïv¢Bjana¢m    ¢nÏy|    pada¢BvÓdnat¯    .22.

ev|

as above

uk¯t³:

spoken to

t¤	at that time

ramEN

by Rama

lßmN:

Lakshmana

vaÀy|

the following words

Ab#v£t¯

said

n

do not

Ah|

I

jana¢m

know

kEy¥rE

the armlets

n

do not

Ah|

I

jana¢m

know

kÎflE

earrings

n¥p¤rE   t¤

the anklets only

A¢Bjana¢m

I recognize

¢nÏy|

everyday

pada¢BvÓdnat¯

pay respects at her feet

22.Spoken   to   as   above   by   Rama,   Lakshmana   spoke   told   Rama   that
neither   he   knew   the   armlets   nor   the   earrings   and   that   he   recognised   only   the
anklets   due   to   paying   his   respects   at   her   feet   everyday,

tt:    s    raGvaE    d£n:    s¤g#£v¢mdmb#v£t¯    .23.

tt:

then

s:   raGv:

that Rama

d£n:	in pitieous state

s¤g#£v|

to Sugriva

id|	as follows

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

23.Then   Rama   in   a   pitieous   state   spoke   to   Sugriva   as   follows.

b#¥¢h    s¤g#£v    k|    dES|    hq¢ryÓt£    l¢Xta    Ïvya    ,
rXsa    raWd#rãpEN    mm    p#aN¢p#ya    ¶ta    .24.

b#¥¢h

tell

s¤g#£v

Sugriva

k|

which

dES|

in region

¢»yÓt£

being abducted

l¢Xta

was seen

Ïvya

by you

rXsa	by the demon

raWd#rãpEN

of terrifying appearance

mm

my

p#aN¢p#ya

she who was dearer than life

¶ta	carried away

24.Rama   asked   Sugriva   to   tell   in   which   region   Sita   was   seen   by   him   while
being   carried   away   by   that   fierce-looking   demon.

Àv    va    vs¢t    td#XaE    mht¯Ûysnd|    mm    ,
y¢°¢mäOmh|    svaI°aS¢yÝya¢m    raXsan¯    .25.
hrta    mW¢Tl£|    yEn    ma|    c    raExyta    B¦Sm¯    ,
AaÏmnaE    j£¢vtaÓtay    m¦Ïy¤¹armpav¦tm¯    .26.

Àv   va

where indeed

vs¢t

resides

tt¯

that

rX:

ogre

mht¯Ûysnd|

causing unbearable suffering

mm

for me

y¢°¢mäO|

on whose account

Ah|

I

svaIn¯

all

naS¢yÝya¢m

will exterminate

raXsan¯

ogres

hrta	by carrying away

mW¢Tl£|

Sita

yEn

by whom

ma|   c

me also

raExyta

making angry

B¦Sm¯

greatly

AaÏmn:

his own

j£¢vtaÓtay

for the end of life

m¦Ïy¤¹ar|

the portals of death

Apav¦tm¯

been opened

25,26.Rama   asked   Sugriva   to   tell   him   where   that   ogre   lives,   who   has
caused   unbearable   suffering   on   him   and   on   whose   account   he   will
exterminate   all   the   ogres   and   by   whom   the   portals   of   death   have   been
opened   for   own   death   by   carrying   off   Sita   and   making   him   greatly
enraged.

mm    d¢yttra    ¶ta    vnaÓtad#j¢ncrEN    ¢vmÐy    yEn    sa    ,
kTy    mm    ¢rp¤|    Ïvmï    vW    ÔlvgptE    ymsadn|    nya¢m    .27.

mm

my

d¢yttra

most beloved

¶ta	was abducted

vnaÓtat¯

from the forest region

rj¢ncrEN

by the night wanderer

¢vmÐy

forcibly

yEn

by whom

sa

that she

kTy	narrate in detail

mm

my

¢rp¤|

enemy

Ïv|

you

Aï   vW

now itself

ÔlvgptE

Chief of monkeys

ymsadn|

to the city of the god of death

nya¢m

I shall send

27.Rama   told   Sugriva   to   narrate   in   detail   about   the   night   wanderer   who
who   forcibly   abducted   his   most   beloved   one   from   the   forest   and   he   will
send   that   foe   to   the   city   of   the   god   of   death   then   itself.