val£    nam    mhap#aåO:    S@p¤æO:    p#tapvan¯    ,
AÒyaÞtE    vanr:    ½£ma¢Ók¢ÝkÓDamt¤lp#Bam¯    .21.

val£

Vali

nam

by name

mhap#aåO:

with great wisdom

S@p¤æO:

the son of Indra

p#tapvan¯

mighty

AÒyaÞtE

resides

vanr:

monkey

½£man¯

glorious

¢k¢ÝkÓDa|

in Kiskindha

At¤lp#Bam¯

of incomparable splendour

21.According   to   Sugriva,   Himavan   told   Dundubhi   that   a   glorious,   mighty
and   very   intelligent   monkey,   Vali   by   name,   son   of   Indra   resides   in
kishkindha   of   incomparable   splendour.

s    smTaI    mhap#aåOÞtv    y¤¼¢vSard:    ,
¹n¯¹y¤¼|    mhêat¤|    nm¤cE¢rv    vasv:    .22.

s:

he

smTI:

is capable

mhap#aåO:

extremely wise

tv

to you

y¤¼¢vSard:

adept in the art of war

¹n¯¹y¤¼|

fight

mht¯

stiff

dat¤|

to offer

nm¤cE:

to Namuci

iv

like

vasv:

Indra

22.According   to   Sugriva,   Himavan   told   Dundubhi   that   Vali   is   extremely   wise
and   adept   in   battle   and   is   fit   to   give   him   in   a   stiff   fight   like   Indra   did   to
Namuchi.

t|    S£G#m¢BgÅC    Ïv|    y¢d    y¤¼¢mhEÅC¢s    ,
s    ¢h    ѤmIxINaE    ¢nÏy|    S¥r:    smrkmI¢N    .23.

t|

him

S£G#|

quickly

A¢BgÅC

approach

Ïv|

you

y¢d

in case

y¤¼|

battle

ih

here

iÅC¢s

you desire

s:   ¢h

he alone

ѤmIxIN:

difficult of quelling

¢nÏy|

always

S¥r:

valiant

smrkmI¢N

in the art of battle

23.According   to   Sugriva   Himavan   told   Dundubhi   that   in   case   he   desired   a
battle   he   should   approach   Vali   quickly   since   he   is   always   valiant   in   the   art   of   battle   and   is   difficult   to   quell.

½¤Ïva    ¢hmvtaE    vaÀy|    @aEDa¢v¾:    s    ѤÓѤ¢B:    ,
jgam    ta|    p¤r£|    tÞy    ¢k¢ÝkÓDa|    va¢lnÞtda    .24.
DaryÓma¢hx|    ãp|    t£ßN½¦HgaE    Byavh:    ,
p#av¦x£v    mhamEGÞtaEyp¥NaI    nBÞtlE    .25.

½¤Ïva

hearing

¢hmvt:

of Himavan

vaÀy|

words

@aEDa¢v¾:

getting angry

s:

that

ѤÓѤ¢B:

Dundubhi

jgam

reached

ta|

that

p¤r£|

city

tÞy

that

¢k¢ÝkÓDa|

to Kishkindha

va¢ln:

of Vali

tda	then itself

Daryn¯

assuming

ma¢hx|

of a buffalo

ãp|

form

t£ßN½¦Hg:

with sharp horns

Byavh:

inspiring terror

p#av¦¢x

in rainy season

iv

like

mhamEG:

massive cloud

taEyp¥NI:

full of water

nBÞtlE

in the heavens

24,25.According   to   Sugriva,   Dundubhi   on   hearing   these   words   of   Himavan
got   angry   then   proceeded   to   the   city   of   kishkindha,   the   city   of   Vali,   assuming
the   form   of   a   buffalo   with   sharp   horns   and   inspiring   terror   looking   like   a
massive   cloud   full   of   water   in   the   sky.

ttÞtdq¹armagØy    ¢k¢ÝkÓDaya    mhabl:    ,
nndI    kØpyÓB¥¢m|    ѤÓѤ¢BѤIÓѤ¢ByITa    .26.
sm£pjaÓd#maÓB¸Óvs¤Da|    daryn¯K¤rW:    ,
¢vxaNEnaE¢ÚlKÓdpaIäOdq¹ar|    ¢¹rdaE    yTa    .27.

tt:

then

tt¯

that

¹ar|

gate

AagØy

reaching

¢k¢ÝkÓDaya:

of Kishkindha

mhabl:

of great might

nndI

roared

kØpyn¯

shaking

B¥¢m|

the earth

ѤÓѤ¢B:

Dundubhi

ѤÓѤ¢B:

the celestial drum

yTa

like

sm£pjan¯

those grown near

d#man¯

trees

B¸n¯

breaking

vs¤Da|

the earth

daryn¯

rending

K¤rW:

with the hoofs

¢vxaNEn

with the horns

u¢ÚlKn¯

splitting

dpaIt¯

out of haughtiness

tt¯

that

¹ar|

gate

¢¹rd:

elephant

yTa

like

26,27.According   to   Sugriva,   the   mighty   Dundubhi   reaching   the   gates   of
kishkindha,   roared   like   a   celestial   drum,   shaking   the   earth,   breaking   the
trees   grown   near,   rending   the   earth   with   his   hoofs   and   haughtily   split   the
gates   with   his   horns.

AÓt:p¤rgtaE    val£    ½¤Ïva    SÖdmmxIN:    ,
¢nÝppat    sh    ÞæO£¢BÞtara¢B¢rv    cÓd#ma:    .28.

AÓt:p¤rgt:

having gone to the harem

val£

Vali

½¤Ïva

hearing

SÖd|

the roar

AmxIN:

in great rage

¢nÝppat

rushed out

sh	along with

ÞæO£¢B:

wives

tara¢B:

with stars

iv

like

cÓd#ma:

the Moon

28.According   to   Sugriva,   Vali,   who   had   gone   to   the   harem,   hearing   the
roar   became   greatly   enraged   and   rushed   out   alongwith   his   wives   like   the
moon   with   the   stars.

¢mt|    Ûy³aXrpd|    tm¤vacaT    ѤÓѤ¢Bm¯    ,
hr£Nam£áraE    val£    svEIxa|    vnca¢rNam¯    .29.

¢mt|	in few words

Ûy³aXrpd|

with clear intonation

t|

that

uvac	said as follows

AT

then

ѤÓѤ¢Bm¯

to Dundubhi

hr£Na|

of the monkeys

iIár:   val£

Vali, the chief

svEIxa|

of all

vnca¢rNam¯

forest dwellers

29.According   to   Sugriva,   Vali,   the   chief   of   monkeys   as   also   all   the   other
dwellers   of   the   forest,   spoke   the   following   few   words   with   clear   intonation
to   Dundubhi.

¢kmTI|    ngr¹ar¢md|    âdÒva    ¢vndI¢s    ,
ѤÓѤBE    ¢v¢dtaE    mE{¢s    rX    p#aNaÓmhabl    .30.

¢kmTI|

why

ngr¹ar|

the gate of the city

id|

this

âdÒva

blocking

¢vndI¢s

are you yelling

ѤÓѤBE

Dundubhi

¢v¢dt:

known

mE

to me

A¢s

you are

rX

save

p#aNan¯

your life

mhabl

with extraordinary might

30.According   to   Sugriva,   Vali   asked   Dundubhi   why   was   he   roaring   having
blocked   the   entry   gate   to   the   city;   he   was   known   to   Vali   and   should   save
his   life.