THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 9 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


vWrkarNkTnm¯    -   NARRATING   THE   REASONS   FOR   ENMITY

t¢ÞmÓd#¤v¢t    sÓæOÞtE    /ava|    d#¤ttr|    gtaW    ,
p#kaSaE    ¢h    k]taE    magIàÓd#ENaEéÅCta    tda    .11.

t¢Þmn¯   he
d#¤v¢t   while fleeing
sÓæOÞtE   terrified for life
¢h   Aava|   we two
d#¤ttr|   faster
gtaW   followed
p#kaS:   illumined
¢h   verily
k]t:   was
magI:   the way
cÓd#EN   by the moon
uéÅCta   rising
tda   then

11.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   while   Mayavi   was   fleeing   terrified   for   life   both
of   them   followed   him   at   a   faster   pace   and   the   way   was   illumined   by   the
rising   moon,   at   that   moment.

s    t¦NWrav¦t|    ѤgI|    DrÎya    ¢vvr|    mht¯    ,
p#¢vvESas¤raE    vEgadavamasaï    ¢v¢¿taW    .12.

s:   that
t¦NW:   with grass
Aav¦t|   covered
ѤgI|   difficult of access
DrÎya:   in the earth
¢vvr|   hole
mht¯   a large
p#¢vvES   entered
As¤r:   the ogre
vEgat¯   with speed
Aava|   we two
Aasaï   reaching the spot
¢v¢¿taW   stood rooted

12.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   ogre   entered   a   large   hole   in   the   earth   which
was   covered   with   grass   and   difficult   of   access   and   both   of   them   stood
rooted   on   reaching   the   spot.

t|    p#¢v¾|    ¢rp¤|    d¦¾qva    ¢bl|    raExvS|    gt:    ,
mam¤vac    tda    val£    vcn|    X¤¢BtE¢Ód#y:    .13.

t|   that
p#¢v¾|   having entered
¢rp¤|   enemy
d¦¾qva   seeing
¢bl|   the deep hole
raExvS|   under the influence of rage
gt:   having fallen
ma|   to me
uvac   told
tda   then
val£   Vali
vcn|   the following words
X¤¢BtE¢Ód#y:   with mind greatly agitated

13.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   seeing   his   enemy   entering   the   deep   hole   Vali
fell   under   the   influence   of   rage   spoke   to   him   with   mind   agitated.

ih    ¢t¿aï      s¤g#£v    ¢bl¹a¢r    sma¢ht:    ,
yavdæO    p#¢vÜyah|    ¢nh¢Óm    smrE    ¢rp¤m¯    .14.

ih   hewre
¢t¿   remain
  now
s¤g#£v   Sugriva
¢bl¹a¢r   at the mouth of the hole
sma¢ht:   alert
yavt¯   AæO   till I return there
p#¢vÜy   entering
Ah|   I
¢nh¢Óm   kill
smrE   in a fight
¢rp¤m¯   the enemy

14.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   Vali   asked   him   to   remain   alert   at   the   mouth   of
the   hole   till   Vali   entering   the   hole   and   killing   the   enemy   in   a   fight   and
returned.

mya    ÏvEt¹c:    ½¤Ïva    ya¢ct:    s    prÓtp:    ,
Sap¢yÏva       ma    pëYa|    p#¢vvES    ¢bl|    tt:    .15.

mya   by me
  in this
ett¯   these
vc:   words
½¤Ïva   hearing
ya¢ct:   though beseeched
s:   he
prÓtp:   destroyer of foes
Sap¢yÏva   on oath
  in this
ma|   me
pëYa|   on his feet
p#¢vvES   entered
¢bl|   deep hole
tt:   thereupon

15.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   hearing   those   words   though   he   beseeched   Vali
to   take   him   along   Vali   made   him   take   a   oath   to   remain   outside   and   entered
the   deep   hole.

tÞy    p#¢v¾Þy    ¢bl|    sag#:    s|vÏsraE    gt:    ,
¢ÞTtÞy    c    mm    ¹a¢r    s    kalaE    ÛyÏyvtIt    .16.

tÞy   his
p#¢v¾Þy   since entered
¢bl|   the deep hole
sag#:   fully
s|vÏsr:   one year
gt:   lapsed
¢ÞTtÞy   remaining there
c   mm   for me also
¹a¢r   at the mouth of the hole
s:   that
kal:   time
ÛyÏyvtIt   passed

16.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   fully   one   year   lapsed   since   Vali   entered   the   deep
hole   and   the   same   period   elapsed   for   him   also   who   was   remaining   at   the
mouth   of   the   deep   hole.

Ah|       n¾|    t|    åOaÏva    s"Ehadagts|B#m:    ,
B#atr|    ¢h    n    pÜya¢m    papaS¢Äð    c    mE    mn:    .17.

Ah|   I
  even then
n¾|   as killed
t|   him
åOaÏva   thinking
s"Ehat¯   out of affection
Aagts|B#m:   was overcome by confusion
B#atr|   brother
¢h   therefore
n   pÜya¢m   did not see
papaSH¢k   apprehended death
c   also
mE   my
mn:   mind

17.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   since   even   then   he   did   not   see   his   brother   his
mind   began   to   apprehend   his   death   and   thinking   that   Vali   had   been   killed
he   was   overcome   with   confusion   due   to   affection.

AT    d£GIÞy    kalÞy    ¢blaäOÞma¢¹¢n:s¦tm¯      ,
sPEn|    ã¢Dr|    r³mh|    d¦¾qva    s¤Ñ¤:¢Kt:    .18.

AT   d£GIÞy   kalÞy   after a long time
¢blat¯   from the deep hole
tÞmat¯   that
¢v¢n:s¦tm¯   emerging
sPEn|   with foam
ã¢Dr|   blood
r³|   red
Ah|   I
d¦¾qva   seeing
s¤Ñ¤:¢Kt:   was extremely distressed

18.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   after   a   very   long   time   he   saw   red   blood   with
foam   emerging   from   the   deep   haole   and   was   extremly   distressed.

ndItams¤raNa|    c    Òv¢nmI    ½aEæOmagt:    ,
¢nrÞtÞy    c    s|g#amE    @aEStaE    ¢n:ÞvnaE    g¤raE:    .19.

ndIta|   roaring
As¤raNa|   of the ogres
c   also
Òv¢n:   sound
mE   my
½aEæO|   ears
Aagt:   reached
¢nrÞtÞy   having been defeated
c   similarly reached my ears
s|g#amE   in combat
@aESt:   wailing
¢n:Þvn:   sound
g¤raE:   of the elder brother

19.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   roaring   sound   of   the   ogres   reached   my   ears;
so   also   the   wails   of   Vali   defeated   by   the   ogres   reached   his   ears.

Ah|    ÏvvgtaE    b¤¼Ya    ¢cþWÞtWrB#atr|    htm¯    ,
¢pDay    c    ¢bl¹ar|    ¢Slya    ¢g¢rmaæOya    .
SaEkatIàaEdk|    k]Ïva    ¢k¢ÝkÓDamagt:    sKE    .20.

Ah|   I
  therefore
Avgt:   concluded
b¤¼Ya   by reasoning
¢cþW:   through the indicators
tW:   those
B#atr|   elder brother
htm¯   having been killed
¢pDay   c   closing also
¢bl¹ar|   the mouth of the deep hole
¢Slya   with a boulder
¢g¢rmaæOya   of the size of a hill
SaEkatI:   overcome with sorrow
c   udk|   water offerings also
k]Ïva   performing
¢k¢ÝkÓDa|   to Kishkindha
Aagt:   returned
sKE   Friend

20.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   concluded   by   reasoning   based   on   the
indications   that   Vali   had   been   killed   and   closed   the   mouth   of   the   deep
hole   with   a   boulder   as   big   as   a   hill   and   offering   water   returned   to
kiskindha   overcome   with   grief.    

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