evm¤³Þt¤    s¤g#£vaE    ramENarqtEn    vanr:    ,
Ab#v£t¯p#a¸¢lvaIÀy|    sbaÝp|    baÝpgédm¯    .1.

ev|

as above

uk¯t³:

spoken to

t¤   s¤g#£v:

Sugriva also

ramEN

by Rama

AartEn

in distress

vanr:

the monkey

Ab#v£t¯

replied

p#a¸¢l:

with joined palms

vaÀy|

the following words

sbaÝp|

with tears in his eyes

baÝpgédm¯

voice choked with tears

1.Spoken   to   above   by   Rama   in   distress,   Sugriva   replied   as   follows   with
joined   palms,   tears   in   his   eyes   and   voice   choked   with   tears.

n    janE    ¢nly|    tÞy    svITa    paprXs:    ,
samÐyI|    ¢v@m|    va{¢p    daWÝklEyÞy    va    klm¯    .2.

n   janE

I do not know

¢nly|

residence

tÞy

his

svaITa

at all

paprXs:

ogre of sinful deeds

samÐyI|

strength

¢v@m|

prowess

va

or

A¢p

and

daWÝklEyÞy

descendent of a wicked family

va   klm¯

or his pedigree

2.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   did   not   at   all   know   the   residence   or   strength
or   prowess   or   the   pedigree   of   that   low-born   and   sinful   ogre.

sÏy|    tE    p#¢tjana¢m    Ïyj    SaEkm¢rÓdm    ,
k¢rÝya¢m    tTa    yÏn|    yTa    p#ap¯Þy¢s    mW¢Tl£m¯    .3.

sÏy|

truly

tE

to you

p#¢tjana¢m

I promise

Ïyj   SaEk|

discard grief

A¢rÓdm

tamer of foes

k¢rÝya¢m

I shall do

tTa   yÏn||

strive in that way

yTa

by which

p#ap¯Þy¢s

you will regain

mW¢Tl£m¯

Sita

3.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   shall   strive   in   that   way   by   which   Sita   will   be
regained.   He   made   this   true   promise   and   asked   Rama   to   discard   grief.

ravN|    sgN|    hÏva    p¢rtaEÝyaÏmpaWãxm¯    ,
tTa{¢Þm    ktaI    n    ¢craïTa    p#£taE    B¢vÝy¢s    .4.

ravN|

Ravana

sgN|	with his associates

hÏva	having killed

p¢rtaEÝy

having made you happy

AaÏmpaWãxm¯

by my strength

tTa	in such manner

A¢Þm

I am

ktaI

will do

n   ¢crat¯

before long

yTa

how

p#£t:

pleased

B¢vÝy¢s

you will become

4.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   having   killed   Ravana   with   his   associates   and   given
satisfaction   to   Rama,   he   will   use   his   strength   in   such   a   way   that   Rama   will
be   pleased   with   him.

Al|    vW²ÖymalØÖy    DWyImaÏmgt|    Þmr    ,
Ïv¢¹DanamsSm£d¦S|    b¤¢¼laGvm¯    .5.

Al|

enough

vW²Öym¯

mental weakness

AalØÖy

resorting to

DWyI|

courage

AaÏmgt|

which is inborn

Þmr	call to mind

Ïv¢¹Dana|

of people like you

AsS|	is not becoming

iId¦S|

such

b¤¢¼laGvm¯

listlessness of mind

5.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   enough   of   mental   weakness;   call   to   mind   the
courage   that   is   inborn   in   him   and   that   for   people   like   him   listlessness   of
mind   is   not   becoming.

mya{¢p    Ûysn|    p#açO|    BayaIhrNj|    mht¯    ,
n    cahmEv|    SaEca¢m    n    c    DWyI|    p¢rÏyjE    .6.

mya   A¢p

by me also

Ûysn|

adversity

p#açO|

was attained

BayaIhrNj|

arising out of the abduction of my wife

mht¯

great

n

not

c

also

Ah||

I

ev|	in this way

SaEca¢m

grieve

n

not

c   DWyI|

courage also

p¢rÏyjE

I lose

6.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   also   had   attained   great   adversity   due   to
abduction   of   his   wife   but   he   did   not   grieve   nor   lost   courage   like   Rama.

nah|    tamn¤SaEca¢m    p#ak]taE    vanraE{¢p    sn¯    ,
mhaÏma    c    ¢vn£tà    ¢k|    p¤nD¦I¢tmaÓBvan¯    .7.

n

not

Ah|

I

tam¯

for her

An¤SaEca¢m

grieve

p#ak]t:

an ordinary

vanr:

monkey

A¢p   sn¯

though being

mhaÏma   c

high-souled also

¢vn£t:

being instructed by elders

c

also

¢k|   p¤n:

why grieve like this

D¦¢tman¯

with courage

Bvan¯

your goodself

7.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   even   though   an   ordinary   monkey   he   did   not
grieve   for   her   (his   wife)   and   being   high    souled,   instructed   by   elders   and
with   courage   why   should   Rama   grieve   like   this.

baÝpmap¢tt|    DWyaI¢°g#h£t¤|    ÏvmhI¢s    ,
myaIda|    sÏvy¤³ana|    D¦¢t|    naEÏs¦¾¤mhI¢s    .8.

baÝp|

tears

Aap¢tt|

the flowing

DWyaIt¯

with fortitude

¢ng#h£t¤|

to restrain

Ïv|

you

AhI¢s

should

myaIda|

propriety of conduct

sÏvy¤³ana|

characteristic of those with resolution

D¦¢t|

fortitude

n

not

uÏs¦¾¤|

to abandon

AhI¢s

should

8.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   should   restrain   the   flow   of   tears   by   recourse
to   courage   and   should   not   abandon   the   propriety   of   conduct   and   fortitude
characteristic   of   those   with   resolution.

ÛysnE    va{TIk]ÅC®E    va    ByE    va    j£¢vtaÓtkE    ,
¢vm¦SÓvW    Þvya    b¤¼Ya    D¦¢tma°avs£d¢t    .9.

ÛysnE   va

while in difficulties

ATIk]ÅC®E   va

or in financial crisis

ByE   va

or in danger

j£¢vtaÓtkE

at the point of death

¢vm¦Sn¯   vW

considering all aspects

Þvya	by one's own

b¤¼Ya

power of reasoning

D¦¢tman¯

a man of fortitude

n   Avs£d¢t

does not come to grief

9.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   a   man   of   fortitude   in   suffering   or   financial   crisis   or
in   danger   leading   to   the   point   of   death   deliberates   with   his   own   power
of   reasoning   considering   all   aspects   and   does   not   come   to   grief.

ba¢lSÞt¤    nraE    ¢nÏy|    vW²Öy|    yaE{n¤vtItE    ,
s    mÇjÏyvS:    SaEkE    Bara@aÓtEv    naWjIlE    .10.

ba¢lS:   t¤

who is a coward

nr:

a man

¢nÏy|

always

vW²Öy|

mental weakness

y:

whoever

An¤vtItE

gives way

s:

he

mÇj¢t

drowns

AvS:	helplessly

SaEkE

in sorrow

Bara@aÓta

overloaded

iv

like

naW:

a boat

jlE

in water

10.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   a   coward   who   always   gives   way   to   mental
weakness,   is   helplessly   drowned   in   grief   like   a   overloaded   boat   sinks   in   the
water.