THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 8 : SLOKAS 31 TO 40


val£vDp#¢tåOa    -   VOWS   TO   KILL   VALI

s|¢ng¦/       t|    baÝp|    p#m¦Çy    nynE    S¤BE    ,
¢v¢náÞy    c    tEjÞv£    raGv|    p¤nrb#v£t¯    .31.

s|¢ng¦/   restraining
  in this
t|   those
baÝp|   tears
p#m¦Çy   wiping
nynE   eyes
S¤BE   charming
¢v¢náÞy   c   taking a deep breathh also
tEjÞv£   the strong willed
raGv|   to Rama
p¤n:   again
Ab#v£t¯   spoke as follows

31.Restraining   those   tears   and   wiping   his   charming   eyes,   the   strong   willed
monkey   taking   a   deep   breath   spoke   again   to   Rama.

p¤ra{h|    va¢lna    ram    raÇyat¯ÞvadvraE¢pt:    ,
pâxa¢N    c    s|½aÛy    ¢nD¥ItaE{¢Þm    bl£ysa    .32.

p¤ra   in the past
Ah|   I
va¢lna   by Vali
ram   Rama
raÇyat¯   from the country
Þvat¯   my own
AvraE¢pt:   was deposed
pâxa¢N   with harsh words
c   also
s|½aÛy   addressed
¢nD¥It:   was insulted
A¢Þm   am
bl£ysa   by the mightier

31.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   in   the   past   he   was   deposed   and   exiled   from   his
kingdom   by   the   mightier   Vali   and   insulted   by   addressing   harsh   words.

¶ta    BayaI    c    mE    tEn    p#aNE×yaE{¢p    gr£ys£    ,
s¤¶dà    md£ya    yE    s|yta    bÓDnEx¤    tE    .33.

¶ta   was taken away
BayaI   c   wife also
mE   my
tEn   by him
p#aNE×y:   A¢p   even more than my very life
gr£ys£   precious
s¤¶d:   near and dear ones
c   also
md£ya:   my
yE   whoever
s|yta:   kept guarded
bÓDnEx¤   in prisons
tE   they

33.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   his   wife   who   was   more   precious   to   him   than   his
life   was   taken   away   by   Vali   and   all   his   near   and   dear   ones   have   been   put
in   prison.

yÏnva|à    s¤Ñ¤¾aÏma    m¢¹naSay    raGv    ,
bh^SÞtt¯p#y¤³aà    vanra    ¢nhta    mya    .34.

yÏnvan¯   is endeavouring
c   also
s¤Ñ¤¾aÏma   extremely evil-minded
m¢¹naSay   for killing me
raGv   Rama
bh^S:   several times
tt¯p#y¤k¯t³a:   sent for by him
c   also
vanra:   monkeys
¢nhta:   were killed
mya   by me

34.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   extremely   evil-minded   Vali   is   endeavouring
to   kill   him   several   times   and   he   killed   the   monkeys   sent   by   Vali.

SHqkya    ÏvEtya    cEh    ¾va    Ïvam¢p    raGv    ,
naEpspaIØyh|    B£taE    ByE    svI    ¢h    ¢b×y¢t    .35.

SHqkya     due to fear alone
etya   this
c   and
ih   now
¾va   seeing
Ïva|   you
A¢p   even
raGv   Rama
n   upspaI¢m   did not approach
Ah|   I
B£t:   in danger
ByE   in times of danger
svI   all
¢h   ¢b×y¢t   surely feel apprehensive

36.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   due   to   fear   of   danger   only   he   did   not   approach
Rama   on   seeing   him   since   all   surely   feel   apprehensive   in   times   of   danger.

kEvl|    ¢h    shaya    mE    hn¤mt¯p#m¤Ka¢ÞÏvmE    ,
AtaE{h|    DaryaØyï    p#aNaÓk]ÅC®gtaE{¢p    sn¯    .36.

kEvl|   only
¢h   verily
shaya:   companions
mE   for me
hn¤mt¯p#m¤Ka:   those with Hanuman as their head
  in this
imE   these
At:   therefore
Ah|   I
Darya¢m   preserve
  now
p#aNan¯   very life
k]ÅC®gt:   in difficult situation
A¢p   sn¯   being so

37.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   these   alongwith   Hanuman   as   the   leader   were
his   companions   and   therefore   able   to   preserve   his   life   even   being   in   difficult
situation.

etE    ¢h    kpy:    ¢s"ÂDa    ma|    rX¢Ót    smÓtt:    ,
sh    gÅC¢Ót    gÓtÛyE    ¢nÏy|    ¢t¿¢Ót    c    ¢ÞTtE    .37.

etE   these
¢h   kpy:   monkeys actually
¢s"ÂDa:   very affectionately
ma|   me
rX¢Ót   are protecting
smÓtt:   on all sides
sh   along with
gÅC¢Ót   they come
gÓtÛyE   wherever I have to go
¢nÏy|   always
¢t¿¢Ót   remain
c   ¢ÞTtE   where I have to stay

37.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   these   monkeys   out   of   affection   protect   him   on
all   sides.   They   accompany   him   wherever   he   goes   and   always   remain   with
him   wherever   he   had   to   stay.

s|XEpÞÏvEx    mE    ram    ¢km¤?va    ¢vÞtr|    ¢h    tE    ,
s    mE    ÇyE¾aE    ¢rp¤rB#ata    val£    ¢v½¤tpaWãx:    .38.

s|XEp:   in brief
  ex:   this is
mE   my
ram   Rama
¢k|   u?va   of what use to tell
¢vÞtr|   ¢h   in detail
tE   to you
s:   that
mE   my
ÇyE¾:   elder
¢rp¤:   enemy
B#ata   brother
val£   Vali
¢v½¤tpaWãx:   is renowned for valour

38.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   this   is   his   story   in   brief   and   what   is   the   use   of
giving   all   details?   Vali,   famed   for   his   prowess,   is   his   elder   brother   and
enemy.

t¢¹naSa¢¼    mE    Ѥ:K|    p#n¾|    ÞyadnÓtkm¯    ,
s¤K|    mE    j£¢vt|    cWv    t¢¹naS¢nbÓDnm¯    .39.

t¢¹naSat¯   ¢h   with his destruction only
mE   my
Ѥ:K|   misery
p#n¾|   Þyat¯   will be wiped out
AnÓtkm¯   limitless
s¤K|   joy
mE   my
j£¢vt|   c   life also
ev   simlarly depends on his death
t¢¹naS¢nbÓDnm¯   hinges on his death

39.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   his   boundless   agony   will   be   wiped   only   with
Vali's   destruction.   His   life   as   well   as   his   happiness   hinges   on   Vali's   death.

ex    mE    ram    SaEkaÓt:    SaEkarqtEn    ¢nvE¢dt:    ,
Ѥ:¢KtaE{Ѥ:¢KtaE    va{¢p    sÁy¤¢nIÏy|    sKa    g¢t:    .40.

ex:   this
mE   my
ram   Rama
SaEkaÓt:   ending suffering
SaEkarqtEn   stricken with grief
¢nvE¢dt:   has been narrated
Ѥ:¢Kt:   in sorrow
AѤ:¢Kt:   va   A¢p   or even not in sorrow
sÁy¤:   of a friend
¢nÏy|   always
sKa   a friend
g¢t:   is the refuge

40.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   above   is   the   way   for   ending   his   suffering.
as   narrated   by   him   being   stricken   with   grief   and   said   that   a   friend   alone   is
the   refuge   of   a   friend   stricken   with   grief.  

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