THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 12 : SLOKAS 41 TO 44


s¤g#£vp#Ïyaynm¯    -   INSTILLING   CONFIDENCE   IN   SUGRIVA

gjp¤Ýp£¢mma|    PÚlam¤ÏpazY    S¤BlXNam¯    ,
k¤â    lßmN    kÎZE{Þy    s¤g#£vÞy    mhaÏmn:    .41.

gjp¤Ýp£|   creeper named Gajapushpi
ima|   this
PÚla|   in full bloom
uÏpazY   uprooting
S¤BlXNam¯   with auspicious indications
k¤â   fasten
lßmN   Lakshamana
kÎZE   around the neck
AÞy   this
s¤g#£vÞy   of Sugriva
mhaÏmn:   the highsouled

41.Rama   told   Lakshmana   to   uproot   the   auspicious   creeper   named
gajapuspi   which   is   in   full-bloom   and   fasten   it   around   the   neck   of   Sugriva,

ttaE    ¢g¢rtzE    jatam¤ÏpazY    k¤s¤maklam¯    ,
lßmNaE    gjp¤Ýp£|    ta|    tÞy    kÎZE    ÓysjIyt¯    .42.

tt:   then
¢g¢rtzE   at the foot of the mountain
jata|   growing
uÏpazY   plucking out
k¤s¤maklam¯   full of flowers
lßmN:   Lakshmana
gjp¤Ýp£|   the vine known as Gajapushpi
ta|   that
tÞy   his
kÎZE   around the neck
ÓysjIyt¯   fastened

42.Lakshmana   then   plucked   the   gajapuspi   creeper   full   of   flowers   growing
in   the   side   of   the   mountain   and   fastened   it   around   the   neck   of   Sugriva.

s    tya    S¤S¤BE    ½£ma|Últya    kÎZs³ya    .43.

s:   he
tya   that
S¤S¤BE   shone
½£man¯   the glorious
ltya   by the creeper
kÎZs³ya   fastened to his neck

43.Sugriva   shone   with   the   creeper   fastened   around   his   neck.

malyEv    blakana|    ssÓÒy    iv    taEyd:    ,
¢vB#ajmanaE    vp¤xa    ramvaÀysma¢ht:    .
jgam    sh    ramEN    ¢k¢ÝkÓDa|    va¢lpa¢ltam¯    .44.

malya   iv   like a string
blakana|   of geese
ssÓÒy:   accompnied by twilight
iv   taEyd:   like a cloud
¢vB#ajman:   shining brightly
vp¤xa   with body
ramvaÀysma¢ht:   reassured by the words of Rama
jgam   went
sh   alongwith
ramEN   with Rama
¢k¢ÝkÓDa|   to kiskindha
va¢lpa¢ltam¯   ruled by Vali

44.Shining   brightly   like   the   cloud   accompanied   by   twilight   and   a   string   of
geese   and   with   a   shining   body   being   reassured   by   the   words   of   Rama,
Sugriva   left   for   Kiskindha   that   was   ruled   by   Vali.

iÏyaxI    ½£md#amayNE    vaÚm£k£yE    Aa¢dkaÛyE    ¢k¢ÝkÓDakaÎfE    ¹adS:    sgI    :    .12.


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