tzakvW¢rNàa¢p    S¤²dÓt¢vB¥¢xtan¯    ,
GaEranEkcraÓvÓyan¯¢¹rdaÓk\lGa¢tn:    .10.
mäOa¢Óg¢rtzaEÏk]¾aÓpvIta¢nv    jHqgman¯    ,
varNaÓva¢rdp#ÁyaÓmh£rEN¤sm¤¢Xtan¯    .11.
vnE    vncra|àaÓyan¯KEcra|à    ¢vhHqgman¯    ,
pÜyÓtÞÏv¢rta    jÂm¤:    s¤g#£vvSv¢tIn:    .12.

tzakvW¢rN:

those engaged in churning up the lakes

c

also

A¢p

even

S¤²dÓt¢vB¥¢xtan¯

adorned with white tusks

GaEran¯

terrifying

ekcran¯

moving alone

vÓyan¯

wild

¢¹rdan¯

having a pair of tusks

k\lGa¢tn:

demolishing the banks

mäOan¯

in rut

¢g¢rtzaEÏk]¾an¯

rubbing against the foot of the mountain

pvItan¯   iv

like a mountain

jHqgman¯

moving about

varNan¯

elephants

va¢rdp#Áyan¯

like huge clouds

mh£rEN¤sm¤¢Xtan¯

bathed in dust of the earth

vnE	in the forest

vncran¯   c

wild animals also

AÓyan¯

other

KEcran¯

moving in the skies

c   ¢vhÄñman¯

birds also

pÜyÓt:

seeing

Ïv¢rta:

quickly

jÂm¤:

went

s¤g#£vvSv¢tIn:

following the will of Sugriva

10,11,12.All   of   them   following   the   will   of   Sugriva,   went   quickly   seeing
elephants   in   rut   moving   alone,   demolishing   banks,   churning   up   the   waters
of   ponds,   adorned   with   a   pair   of   white   tusks,   rubbing   against   the   foot   of
the   mountains,   like   moving   mountains   and   huge   clouds,   bathed   in   dust
from   the   earth,   wild   and   other   wild   animals   and   birds   flying   in   the   sky.

tExa|    t¤    gÅCta|    tæO    Ïv¢rt|    rG¤nÓdn:    ,
d#[mxÎf|    vn|    è¾qva    ram:    s¤g#£vmb#v£t¯    .13.

tExa|

they

t¤   gÅCta|

while going

tæO

there

Ïv¢rt|

in haste

rG¤nÓdn:

the delight of the Raghu race

d#[mxÎf|

a cluster of trees

vn|

forest

è¾qva

seeing

ram:

Rama

s¤g#£v|

to Sugriva

Ab#v£t¯

said as follows

13.While   they   were   going   in   haste,   Rama   seeing   a   cluster   of   trees   spoke
to   Sugriva   as   follows.

ex    mEG    ivakaSE    v¦XxÎf:    p#kaStE    ,
mEGs|Gat¢vp¤l:    pyIÓtkdl£v¦t:    .14.

ex:

this

mEG:   iv

cloud like

AakaSE

in the sky

v¦XxÎf:

clump of trees

p#kaStE

shines

mEGs|Gat¢vp¤l:

as huge as a mass of clouds

pyIÓtkdl£v¦t:

surrounded by plantain trees all around

14.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   this   clump   of   trees,   as   huge   as   a   mass   of   clouds
and   surrounded   on   all   sides   by   plantain   trees   shines   like   a   cloud   in   the   sky.

¢kmEtj¯åOat¤¢mÅCa¢m    sKE    kaWt¥hl|    mht¯    ,
kaWt¥hlapnyn||    kt¤I¢mÅCaØyh|    Ïvya    .15.

¢k|   ett¯

what is that

åOat¤|

to know

iÅCa¢m

I desire

sKE

Friend

kaWt¥hl|

curiosity

mht¯

is great

kaWt¥hlapnyn||   kt¤I|

to overcome the curiosity

iÅCa¢m

wish

Ah|

I

Ïvya

by you

15.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   he   was   desirous   of   knowing   what   is   that   and
that   his   curiosity   is   great   and   wish   to   overcome   the   curiosity   through
Sugriva.

tÞy    t¹cn|    ½¤Ïva    raGvÞy    mhaÏmn:    ,
gÅC°EvaccXE{T    s¤g#£vÞtÓmh¹nm¯    .16.

tÞy

his

t¹cn|

those words

½¤Ïva

hearing

raGvÞy

of Rama

mhaÏmn:

the highsouled

gÅCn¯   ev

even while moving

AaccXE

related

AT

then

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

tt¯

that

mh¹nm¯

about the great forest

16.Hearing   the   words   of   that   high-souled   Rama,   Sugriva   related   about   the
history   of   the   great   forest   land,   even   as   they   were   moving.

etd#aGv    ¢vÞt£NIma½m|    ½mnaSnm¯    ,
uïanvnsØp°|    ÞvaѤm¥lPlaEdkm¯    .17.

ett¯

this

raGv

Rama

¢vÞt£NI|

extensive

Aa½m|

hermitage

½mnaSnm¯

relieves fatigue

uïanvnsØp°|

full of gardens and groves

ÞvaѤm¥lPlaEdkm¯

teeming with tasty fruits, roots and water

17.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   extensive   hermitage   relieves   fatigue   as   it   is
full   of   gardens   and   groves   and   teeming   with   tasty   fruits,   roots   and   water.

AæO    sçOjna    nam    m¤ny:    s|¢Stv#ta:    ,
sçOWvas°D:S£xaI    ¢nyta    jlSa¢yn:    .18.

AæO

here

sçOjna:   nam

Saptajanas by name

m¤ny:

sages

s|¢Stv#ta:

engaged in severe austerities

sçO

seven

ev

only

Aasn¯

lived

AD:S£xaI:

with heads pointing down

¢nyta:

with control over senses

jlSa¢yn:

slept on water

18.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   at   that   place   lived   sages   who   had   control   over
senses,   Saptajana   by   name,   who   were   seven,   with   head   pointing   down
while   practicing   austerities   and   slept   on   water.

sçOraæOk]tahara    vay¤na    vnva¢sn:.
¢dv|    vxIStWyaIta:    sçO¢B:    sklEbra:    .19.

sçOraæOk]tahara:

having food once in seven days

vay¤na

with air only

vnva¢sn:

inhabitants of the forest

¢dv|	the heavens

vxIStW:

hundreds of years

yata:

went

sçO¢B:

seven

sklEbra:

along with their physical bodies

19.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   saptajanas   living   in   the   forest   were   subsisting
on   air,   consuming   it   once   in   seven   days   and   after   seven   hundred   years   went
to   the   heavens   along   with     their   bodies.

tExamEv|p#Bavana|    d#[mp#akars|v¦tm¯    ,
Aa½m|    s¤Ñ¤raDxIm¢p    sEÓd#W:    s¤ras¤rW :    .20.

tExa|

their

ev|p#Bavana|

by the greatness

d#[mp#akars|v¦tm¯

surrounded by an enclosure of trees

Aa½m|

hermitage

s¤Ñ¤raDxI|

extremely difficult to penetrate

A¢p

also

sEÓd#W:

along with Indra

s¤ras¤rW:

for gods and demons

20.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   by   their   greatness   the   hermitage   is   surrounded
by   an   enclosure   of   trees   is   impenetrable   even   by   gods   and   demons   along
with   Indra.