etÅc    vcn|    ½¤Ïva    s¤g#£vEN    s¤Ba¢xtm¯    ,
p#ÏyyaTI|    mhatEja    ramaE    jg#ah    kam¤Ikm¯    .1.

ett¯

these

c

and

vcn|

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

s¤g#£vEN

by Sugriva

s¤Ba¢xtm¯

well articulated

p#ÏyyaTI|

for the purpose of instilling confidence

mhatEja:

with exceptional glory

ram:

Rama

jg#ah

took up

kam¤Ikm¯

the bow

1.Rama,   having   heard   these   well   articulated   words   of   Sugriva,   took   up   his   bow
in   order   to   instill     confidence   in   Sugriva.

s    g¦¢hÏva    Dn¤Ga©Ir|    SrmEk|    c    mand:    ,
salm¤¢êÜy    ¢cXEp    ÇyaÞvnW:    p¥ry¢ÓdS:    .2.

s:

he

g¦¢hÏva

taking up

Dn¤:

the bow

GaEr|

dreadful

Sr|   ek|   c

a single arrow also

mand:

bestower of honour

sal|

sala tree

u¢êÜy

targetting

¢cXEp

discharged

ÇyaÞvnW:

with the twang of the bow

p¥ryn¯

filling

¢dS:	all directions

2.Rama,   who   is   a   bestower   of   honour   took   up   the   dreadful   bow   and
discharged   an   arrow   filling   all   directions   with   the   twang   of   the   bow.

s    ¢vs¦¾aE    blvta    baN:    ÞvNIp¢rÝk]t:    ,
¢Bt¯Ïva    sala¢Óg¢rp#ÞTE    sçO    B¥¢m|    ¢vvES    h    .3.

s:

that

¢vs¦¾:

discharged

blvta

by the mighty

baN:

arrow

ÞvNIp¢rÝk]t:

decorated with gold

¢Bt¯Ïva

piercing

salan¯

the sala trees

¢g¢rp#ÞTE

in the plateau

sçO

the seven

B¥¢m|

in the earth

¢vvES

entered

h	what a wonder!

3.The   arrow   decorated   with   gold   discharged   by   the   mighty   prince   pierced
the   seven   sala   trees   and   entered   the   earth   in   the   plateau.

p#¢v¾Þt¤    m¤h\rqtEn    Dra|    ¢Bt¯Ïva    mhajv:    ,
¢nÝpÏy    c    p¤nÞt¥NI|    Þvt¥N£I|||    p¤nra¢vSt¯    .4.

p#¢v¾:   t¤

entering

m¤h\rqtEn

in a trice

Dra|

the earth

¢Bt¯Ïva

breaking open

mhajv:

of great speed

¢nÝpÏy

emerging out

c

also

p¤n:

again

t¥NI|

at once

Þvt¥N£I||

its own quiver

p¤n:

again

Aa¢vSt¯

entered

4.Entering   the   earth   in   a   trice   the   arrow   of   great   speed   breaking   open
the   earth,   emerged   quickly   and   entered   its   own   quiver   again.

taÓè¾qva    sçO    ¢n¢BI°aÓsalaÓvanrp¤Äñv:    ,
ramÞy    SrvEgEn    ¢vÞmy|    prm|    gt:    .5.

tan¯

those

è¾qva

seeing

sçO

seven

¢n¢BI°an¯

thorughly pierced

salan¯

sala trees

vanrp¤Äñv:

the best among apes

ramÞy

of Rama

SrvEgEn

with force of the arrow

¢vÞmy|

wonder

prm|

great

gt:	was struck with

5.Sugriva,   seeing   those   seven   sala   trees   thoroughly   pierced   by   the   force   of
the   arrow   discharged   by   Rama,   was   struck   with   great   wonder.

AhaE    Sr¢npatEn    ramÞya¢²¾kmIN:    ,
ydgÎyapdaE    /Ex    m¦Ïy¤paSvS|    gt:    .6.

AhaE

a wonder

Sr¢npatEn

struck by the arrow

ramÞy

of Rama

A¢²¾kmIN:

one capable of doing anything effortlessly

yt¯

what

AgÎyapd:

extreme danger

¢h   ex:

he also

m¦Ïy¤paSvS|   gt:

caught in the noose of the Lord of death

6.Sugriva   thought   that   by   this   shooting   of   an   arrow   by   Rama,   Vali   is   in
extreme   danger   and   has   got   caught   in   the   noose   of   Lord   of   Death.

¢vÞmyÓtE    c    tE    sv©I    hn¤mt¯p#m¤KaÞtda    ,
s¤g#£vaE    raGv|    B¥y:    p#SS|s    k]ta¸¢l:    .7.

¢vÞmyÓt:

were wonderstruck

c

also

tE

they

sv©I

all

hn¤mt¯p#m¤Ka:

lead by Hanuman

tda

then

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

raGv|

to Rama

B¥y:

again

p#SS|s

praised as follows

k]ta¸¢l:

with joined palms

7.Then,   all   of   them   with   Hanuman   in   the   lead,   were   astonished   at   that   feat
and   Sugriva   praised   Rama   as   follows   with   joined   palms.

Aï    mE    sPl|    jÓm    Aï    mE    sPl|    ½m:    ,
Aï    mE    ¢nht:    SæO¤:    ÞvraÇyE{v¢ÞTtaE    /hm¯    .8.

Aï

now only

mE

my

sPl|

success

jÓm

birth

Aï

now only

mE

my

sPl|	have ended

½m:	difficulties

Aï

now only

mE

my

¢nht:

killed

SæO¤:

enemy

ÞvraÇyE

in my own kingdom

Av¢ÞTt:

will be established

¢h   Ahm¯

I also

8.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   that   day   only   his   life   has   become   worthwhile,
his   difficulties   have   ended,   enemy   destroyed   and   will   be   installed   on   the
throne.

sEÓd#an¢p    s¤raÓsvaI|ÞÏv||    baNW:    p¤âxxIB    ,
smTI:    smrE    hÓt¤|      ¢k|    p¤nvaI¢ln|    p#BaE    .9.

sEÓd#an¯

along with Indra

A¢p

also

s¤ran¯

gods

svaIn¯

all

Ïv|

you

baNW:

with arrows

p¤âxxIB

noblest among men

smTI:

are capable

smrE

in battle

hÓt¤|

to destroy

¢k|   p¤n:

what else to say

va¢ln|

of Vali

p#BaE

Lord

9.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   was   capable   of   destroying   all   gods   alongwith
Indra   with   his   arrows,   in   battle,   what   to   say   about   Vali?

yEn    sçO    mhasala    ¢g¢rB¥I¢mà    da¢rta:    ,
baNEnWkEn    kak[t¯ÞT    ÞTata    tE    kaE    rNag#t:    .10.

yEn

by whom

sçO

seven

mhasala

big sala trees

¢g¢r:

the mountain

B¥¢m:   c

the earth also

da¢rta:

was split

baNEn

by arrow

ekEn

single

kak[t¯ÞT

Rama

ÞTata

stand in front

tE

you

k:

who

rNag#t:

in the battlefield

10.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   who   can   stand   in   front   of   one   in   a   battle   who
had   split   seven   great   sala   trees,   the   mountain   and   the   earth   with   a   single
arrow?