THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 10 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


s¤g#£vÞy    raÇya¢°vaIsnm¯    -   SUGRIVA   EXILED  FROM THE KINGDOM

tt:    @aEDsma¢v¾|    s|rÖD|    tm¤pagtm¯    ,
Ah|    p#sadya|c@E    B#atr|    ¢p#ykaØyya    .1.

tt:   then
@aEDsma¢v¾|   overcome with rage
s|rÖD|   agitated
t|   that
upagtm¯   having returned
Ah|   I
p#sadya|c@E   tried to appease as follows
B#atr|   brother
¢p#ykaØyya   with intent to do good

1.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   with   intent   to   do   good   to   Vali   he   tried   to
appease   Vali   who   had   then   returned   agitated   and   overcome   with   anger
in   the   following   way.

¢d¾Ya{¢s    k¤Sl£    p#açOaE    ¢nhtà    Ïvya    ¢rp¤:    ,
AnaTÞy    ¢h    mE    naTÞÏvmEkaE{naTnÓdn:    .2.

¢d¾Ya   fortunately
A¢s   you have
k¤Sl£   safe
p#açO:   returned
¢nht:   killed
c   also
Ïvya   by you
¢rp¤:   the enemy
AnaTÞy   without a protector
¢h   mE   for me as well
naT:   protector
Ïv|   you
ek:   only
AnaTnÓdn:   the delight of the forlorn

2.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   said   to   Vali   that   fortunately   he   had   returned
safely   after   killing   the   enemy   and   he   was   Sugriva's   protector   who   was
without   a   protector.

id|    bh^Slak|    tE    p¥NIcÓd#¢mvaE¢dtm¯    ,
CæO|    svalÛyjn|    p#t£ÅCÞv    myaEïtm¯    .3.

id|   this
bh^Slak|   with many ribs
tE   to you
p¥NIcÓd#|   full moon
iv   like
u¢dtm¯   risen
CæO|   canopy
svalÛyjn|   with a white whisk
p#t£ÅCÞv   please accept
mya   by me
uïtm¯   held aloft

3.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   told   Vali   to   accept   the   white   canopy   with   many
ribs   resembling   the   full   moon   held   aloft   along   with   a   white   whisk.

AatIàaT    ¢bl¹a¢r    ¢ÞTt:    s|vÏsr|    n¦p    ,
d¦¾va{h|    SaE¢Nt|    ¹a¢r    ¢blaÅca¢p    sm¤¢ÏTtm¯    .4.

AatI:   felt agitated
c   also
AT   then
¢bl¹a¢r   at the mouth of the hole
¢ÞTt:   standing
s|vÏsr|   for a full year
n¦p   King
d¦¾va   seeing
Ah|   I
SaE¢Nt|   blood
¹a¢r   at the entrance
¢blat¯   c   from inside the hole itself
A¢p   and
sm¤¢ÏTtm¯   welled up

4.According   to   Sugriva   he   told   Vali   that   he   waited   for   a   year   at   the   entrance
to   the   hole   and   he   felt   agitated   on   seeing   blood   issuing   out   of   the   mouth   of
the   hole.

SaEks|r³nynaE    B¦S|    Ûyak¤¢ltE¢Ód#y:    ,
A¢pDay    ¢bl¹ar|    SWl½¦HqgEN    täOTa    .
tÞmat¯dESadpa@Øy    ¢k¢ÝkÓDa||    p#a¢vS|    p¤n:    .5.

SaEks|r³nyn:   eyes reddened due to sorrow
B¦S|   greatly
Ûyak¤¢ltE¢Ód#y:   confused in senses
A¢pDay   having closed
¢bl¹ar|   the mouth of the hole
SWl½¦HqgEN   with a peak of a mountain
tt¯   therefore
tTa   similarly
tÞmat¯   from that
dESat¯   region
Apa@Øy   leaving
¢k¢ÝkÓDa|   to Kishkindha
p#a¢vS|   entered
p¤n:   again

5.According   to   Sugriva   he   told   Vali   that   with   eyes   red   due   to   sorrow   and
totally   confused   senses,   having   closed   the   mouth   of   the   hole   with   the   peak
of   a   mountain,   he   left   the   region   and   returned   to   Kiskindha.

¢vxadat¯¢Ïvh    ma|    d¦¾va    paWrWmI¢ÓæO¢BrEv    c    ,
A¢B¢x³aE    n    kamEn    tÓmE    Ïv|    XÓt¤mhI¢s    .6.

¢vxadat¯     through despondency
ih   here
ma|   me
d¦¾va   seeing
paWrW:   by the citizens
m¢ÓæO¢B:   ev   by the ministers also
c   after that
A¢B¢x³:   was coronated
n   kamEn   not out of my desire
tt¯   therefore
mE   my
Ïv|   you
XÓt¤|   to forgive
AhI¢s   should

6.According   to   Sugriva   he   told   Vali   that   seeing   him   in   kiskindha,   he   was
coronated   by   the   people   and   the   ministers   through   despondence   and   not   out   of   his   desire   and   hence   Vali   should   forgive   him.

ÏvmEv    raja    manahI:    sda    cah|    yTap¤rm¯    ,
rajBav¢nyaEgaE{y|    mya    Ïv¢¹rhaÏk]t:    .7.

Ïv|   ev   you alone
raja   king
manahI:   worthy of honour
sda   always
c   Ah|   while I am
yTap¤rm¯   as in the past
rajBav¢nyaEg:   reigning as the king
Ay|   this
mya   by me
Ïv¢¹rhat¯   due to your absence
k]t:   was accepted

7.According   to   Sugriva   he   told   Vali   that   he   alone   was   the   King   worthy
of   honour   and   Sugriva   will   ever   remain   as   before   and   that   the   kingdom   was
accepted   by   Sugriva   only   due   to   his   absence.

samaÏypaWrngr|    ¢ÞTt|    ¢nhtkÎzkm¯    ,
ÓyasB¥t¢md|    raÇy|    tv    ¢nyaItyaØyhm¯    .8.

samaÏypaWrngr|   this city along with the ministers and citizens
¢ÞTt|   stable
¢nhtkÎzkm¯   with no problems
ÓyasB¥t|   vested as a sacred trust
id|   this
raÇy|   kingdom
tv   to you
¢nyaItya¢m   restore
Ahm¯   I

8.According   to   Sugriva   he   told   Vali   that   he   restored   the   kingdom   with   its
ministers,   citizena   and   the   city   held   by   him   in   trust,   which   is   without   any
problem.

ma    c    raEx|    k]Ta:    saWØy    m¢y    SæO¤¢nbhIN    .9.

ma   do not
c   and
raEx|   to anger
k]Ta:   give vent
saWØy   blessed
m¢y   on me
SæO¤¢nbhIN   destroyer of foes

9.According   to   Sugriva   he   told   Vali   not   to   vent   anger   on   him.

yacE    Ïva|    ¢Srsa    rajÓmya    b¼aE{ym¸¢l:    .10.

yacE   I beseech
Ïva|   you
¢Srsa   with head bowed
rajn¯   King
mya   by me
b¼:   joined together
Ay|   this
A¸¢l:   palms

10.According   to   Sugriva   he   told   Vali   that   he   beseeched   with   bowed   head
and   stood   with   joined   palms.    

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