upkarPl|    ¢mæOmpkaraE{¢rlXNm¯    ,
AïWv    t|    h¢nÝya¢m    tv    BayaIpha¢rNm¯    .21.

upkarPl|

service is the fruit

¢mæO|

of a friend

Apkar:

disservice

A¢rlXNm¯

is the quality of a foe

Aï   ev

now itself

t|

him

h¢nÝya¢m

I shall destroy

tv

your

BayaIpha¢rNm¯

wno has abducted wife

21.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   service   is   the   fruit   given   by   a   friend   and
disservice   is   the   quality   of   a   foe   and   promised   to   kill   Vali   who   had
abducted   his   wife   then   itself.

imE    ¢h    mE    mhaBag    p¢æON¢ÞtÂmtEjs:    ,
ka¢tIkEyvnaEëta:    Sra    hEm¢vB¥¢xta:      ,   22   ,
kÄðpæOp#¢tÅC°a    mhEÓd#aS¢ns¢°Ba:    ,
s¤pvaIN:    s¤t£ßNag#a:    sraExa    B¤jga    iv    ,23,

imE

these

¢h

indeed

mE

my

mhaBag

blessed one

p¢æON:

with wings

¢tÂmtEjs:

of dazzling brilliance

ka¢tIkEyvnaEëta:

sprung from the Karthikeya forest

Sra:

arrows

hEm¢vBE¢xta:

decorated with gold

kHkpæOp#¢tÅC°a:

adorned with the feathers of the eagle

mhEÓd#aS¢ns¢°Ba:

comparable to the thunderbolt of Indra

s¤pvaIN:

with smooth joints

s¤t£ßNag#a:

with very sharp ends

sraExa:

with great anger

B¤jga:

serpents

iv

like

22,23.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   his   arrows   have   wings,   of   dazzling   brilliance,
sprung   from   Kartikeya   forests,   decorated   with   gold,   adorned   with   feathers
of   eagle,   and   are   comparable   to   the   thunderbolt   of   Indra   with   smooth
joints,   very   sharp   ends   and   rivalling   with   serpents   in   great   ire.

B#at¦s|åOm¢mæO|    tE    va¢ln|    k]t¢k¢Úbxm¯    ,
SrW¢vI¢nht||    pÜy    ¢vk£NI¢mv    pvItm¯    .24.

B#at¦s|åO|

brother only in name

A¢mæO|

hostile

tE

your

va¢ln|

that Vali

k]t¢k¢Úbxm¯

who is guilty of misconduct

SrW:	with arrows

¢v¢nht|

struck down

pÜy	you will see

¢vk£NI|

split asunder

iv   pvItm¯

like a mountain

24.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   he   will   see   his   brother   only   in   name,   Vali,   who
is   hostile   and   has   harmed   him,   sprawled   on   the   ground   with   arrows   like   a
mountain   split   asunder.

raGvÞy    vc:    ½¤Ïva    s¤g#£vaE    va¢hn£p¢t:    ,
p#hxImt¤l|    lEBE    saD¤    sa¢Òv¢t    cab#v£t¯    .25.

raGvÞy

of Rama

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

on hearing

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

va¢hn£p¢t:

leader of the army

p#hxI|

joy

At¤l|

incomparable

lEBE

derived

saD¤

excellent

saD¤

bravo

i¢t   c

thus as follows also

Ab#v£t¯

said

25.Sugriva,   the   leader   of   the   army,   on   hearing   those   words   of   Rama
derived   incomparable   joy   and   said   'excellent,   bravo'   and   spoke   as   follows.

ram    SaEka¢BB¥taE{h|    SaEkataIna|    Bvan¯    g¢t:    ,
vyÞy    i¢t    k]Ïva    ¢h    ÏvÙyh|    p¢rdEvyE    .26.

ram

Rama

SaEka¢BB¥t:

overcome with grief

Ah|

I am

SaEkataIna|

for those afflicted with sorrow

Bvan¯

you are

g¢t:	the refuge

vyÞy:

as a friend

i¢t   k]Ïva   ¢h

only thinking thus

Ïv¢y

to you

Ah|

I

p¢rdEvyE

ventilate my grievance

26.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   was   overcome   with   grief   and   Rama   was   the
refuge   of   those   in   grief   and   that   he   ventilated   his   grievance   only   thinking   that
Rama   is   his   friend.

Ïv|    ¢h    pa¢Np#danEn    vyÞyaE    mE{¢g"sa¢Xkm¯    ,
k]t:    p#aNWrbh^mt:    sÏyEna¢p    SpaØyhm¯    .27.

Ïv¯|

you

¢h

indeed

pa¢Np#danEn

by offering hand

vyÞy:

friend

mE

my

A¢g"sa¢Xkm¯

witnessed by the holy fire

k]t:	have been made

p#aNW:

more than my life

bh^mt:

highly respected

sÏyEn   A¢p

upon truth

Spa¢m

swear

Ahm¯

I

27.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   had   been   made   a   friend   by   offering   Sugriva's
hand   with   fire   as   witness   and   highly   respected   than   Sugriva's   life   which         .
Sugriva   swear   on   truth.

vyÞy    i¢t    k]Ïva    c    ¢v*ÖD:    p#vdaØyhm¯    ,
Ѥ:KmÓtgIt|    yÓmE    mnaE    dh¢t    ¢nÏyS:    .28.

vyÞy:

a friend

i¢t

to be

k]Ïva   c

recognising also

¢v*ÖD:

without withholding anything

p#vda¢m

narrating

Ahm¯

I am

Ѥ:K|

sorrow

AÓtgIt|

within me

yt¯

which

mE

my

mn:

mind

dh¢t

distracts

¢nÏyS:

without respite

28.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   recognising   him   as   a   friend   Sugriva   revealed
the   sorrow   in   his   mind   which   distracts   at   all   times.

etavѤÀÏva    vcn|    baÝpÑ¥¢xtlaEcn:    ,
baÝpaEphtya    vaca    naEÅcW:    S;aE¢t    Ba¢xt¤m¯    .29.

etavt¯

to the extent as above

uÀÏva

having said

vcn|

words

baÝpÑ¥¢xtlaEcn:

with eyes dimmed with tears

baÝpaEphtya

choked with tears

vaca

voice

n

not

uÅcW:

further

S;aE¢t

able

Ba¢xt¤m¯

to speak

29.Sugriva,   having   spoken   to   the   extent   as   above,   with   eyes   dimmed   with
tears,   could   not   speak   further   as   his   voice   was   getting   choked   with   tears.

baÝpvEg|    t¤    shsa    nd£vEg¢mvagtm¯    ,
Daryamas    DWyEIN    s¤g#£vaE    rams¢°DaW    .30.

baÝpvEg|   t¤

the stream of tears also

shsa

suddenly

nd£vEg|

a river in spate

iv

like

Aagtm¯

which welled up

Daryamas

controlled

DWyEIN

with courage

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

rams¢°DaW

in the presence of Rama

30.Then,   in   the   presence   of   Rama,   Sugriva   controlled   the   stream   of   tears
suddenly   welled   up   like   a   spate   in   river   with   great   courage.