THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 14 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


y¤ÑGay    vaÚyaºanm¯    -   CHALLENGING   VALI   FOR   A   FIGHT

   va¢lsm¤ÏT|    tE    By|    vWr|    c    vanr    ,
ekEnah|    p#maEßya¢m    baNmaEXEN    s|y¤gE    .11.

  today itself
va¢lsm¤ÏT|   arisen on account of Vali
tE   your
By|   fear
vWr|   c   enmity also
vanr   monkey
ekEn   with a single
Ah|   I
p#maEßya¢m   will dispel
baNmaEXEN   by discharge of arrow
s|y¤gE   in battle

11.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   he   will   dispel   Sugriva's   fear   and   enmity   arising
on   account   of   Vali   that   day   itself   with   a   single   arrow   discharged   by   him.

mm    dSIy    s¤g#£v    vW¢rN|    B#at¦ã¢pNm¯    ,
val£    ¢v¢nhtaE    yav¹nE    pa|s¤x¤    vE¾tE    .12.

mm   to me
dSIy   show
s¤g#£v   Sugriva
vW¢rN|   the enemy
B#at¦ã¢pNm¯   in the form of a brother
val£   Vali
¢v¢nht:   killed
yavt¯   presently
vnE   in the forest
pa|s¤x¤   in the dust
vE¾tE   will roll

12.Rama   told   Sugriva   to   show   his   enemy   in   the   form   of   a   brother   and   Vali
will   roll   in   the   dust   on   the   forest   having   been   killed.

y¢d    d¦¢¾pT|    p#açOaE    j£vÓs    ¢v¢nvtItE    ,
ttaE    daExEN    ma{{gÅCEÏsïaE    ghIÅc    ma    Bvan¯    .13.

y¢d   if
d¦¢¾pT|   within the range of sight
p#açO:   having entered
j£vn¯   alive
s:   he
¢v¢nvtItE   returns
tt:   then
daExEN   as guilty
ma   AagÅCEt¯   do not come near me
sï:   at once
ghIt¯   reproach
c   also
ma   me
Bvan¯   you

13.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   Vali   having   come   within   the   range   of   his   sight
if   he   returns   alive,   at   once   Sugriva   can   reproach   him   and   not   go   near   him
being   guilty.

p#ÏyX|    sçO    tE    sala    mya    baNEn    da¢rta:    ,
tEnavE¢h    blEnaï    va¢ln|    ¢nht|    mya    .14.

p#ÏyX|   before your eyes
sçO   seven
tE   those
sala:   sala trees
mya   by me
vaNEn   with an arrow
da¢rta:   were pierced
tEn   by that
AvE¢h   consider
blEn   with might
  now
va¢ln|   Vali
¢nht|   as killed
mya   by me

14.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   those   seven   sala   trees   were   pierced   with   an
arrow   by   him   before   Sugriva's   eyes   and   therefore   Sugriva   may   consider
that   Vali   has   been   killed   by   him   by   his   might.

An¦t|    na³p¥vI|    mE    k]ÅC®E    mh¢t    ¢t¿ta    ,
DmIlaEBpr£tEn    n    c    vßyE    kT|cn    .15.

An¦t|   falsehood
n   u³p¥vI|   has not been uttered in the past
mE   by me
k]ÅC®E   in difficulty
mh¢t   great
¢t¾ta   being in
DmIlaEBpr£tEn   overcome by greed for piety
n   not
c   also
vßyE   shall speak
kT|cn   ever

15.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   he   had   not   uttered   a   falsehood   even   being   in
great   difficulty,   overcome   as   he   was   by   greed   for   piety   nor   will   he   ever
utter   a   falsehood.

sPla|    c    k¢rÝya¢m    p#¢tåOa|    j¢h    s|B#mm¯    ,
p#s¥t|    klm|    XEæOE    vxINEv    St@t¤:    .16.

sPla|   c   fulfill also
k¢rÝya¢m   I shall do
p#¢tåOa|   vow
j¢h   abandon
s|B#mm¯   despondency
p#s¥t|   sprouted
klm|   mature paddy crops
XEæOE   in the field
vxIN   with rains
iv   like
St@t¤:   Indra

16.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   he   will   fufill   his   vow   like   Indra   with   rains   makes
the   paddy   sprouts   germinating   on   the   soil   and   Sugriva   should   abandon
despondency.

tdaºan¢n¢mäO|    Ïv|    va¢lnaE    hEmma¢ln:    ,
s¤g#£v       t|    SÖd|    ¢nÝptEïEn    vanr:    .17.

tt¯   therefore
Aaºan¢n¢mäO|   in order to challenge
Ïv|   you
va¢ln:   Vali
hEmma¢ln:   with a gold necklace
s¤g#£v   Sugriva
  raise
t|   that
SÖd|   roar
¢nÝptEt¯   will come out
en   by which
vanr:   that monkey, Vali

17.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   therefore   in   order   to   challenge   Vali   he   may   raise
that   roar,   which   would   make   Vali   come   out.

¢jtkaS£    blÜlaG£    Ïvya    caD¢xIt:    p¤ra    ,
¢nÝp¢tÝyÏysÄñEn    val£    s    ¢p#ys|y¤g:    .18.

¢jtkaS£   preeminemce through victories
blÜlaG£   proud of his prowess
Ïvya   by you
c   AD¢xIt:   not been subdued also
p¤ra   in the past
¢nÝp¢tÝy¢t   will emerge
AsÄñEn   at once
val£   Vali
s:   that
¢p#ys|y¤g:   fond of fighting

18.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   Vali,   who   is   pre-eminent   through   his   victories,
proud   of   own   prowess   and   fond   of   fighting,   who   has   not   been   subdued
by   Sugriva   will   at   once   come   out.

¢rp¥Na|    DxIN|    S¥ra    mxIy¢Ót    n    s|y¤gE    ,
janÓtÞt¤    Þvk|    v£yI|    ÞæO£smX|    ¢vSExt:    .19.

¢rp¥Na|   of the enemies
DxIN|   challenge
S¥ra:   the valiant ones
mxIy¢Ót   n   will not tolerate
s|y¤gE   in battle
janÓt:   being aware of
  in this
Þvk|   their own
v£yI|   prowess
ÞæO£smX|   in the presence of women
¢vSExt:   especially

19.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   the   valiant   ones,   who   are   aware   of   thier
prowess   in   battle,   will   not   tolerate   the   defiance   of   their   enemies   when
challenged,   particularly   in   front   of   women.

s       ramvc:    ½¤Ïva    s¤g#£vaE    hEm¢pÄñl:    ,
nndI    @\rnadEn    ¢v¢n¢BIÓd¢°baØbrm¯    .20.

s:   he
  in this
ramvc:   words of Rama
½¤Ïva   hearing
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
hEm¢pÄñl:   golden hued
nndI   roared
@\rnadEn   with a fierce yell
¢v¢n¢BIÓdn¯   iv   as if splitting asunder
AØbrm¯   the skies

20.Sugriva,   hearing   the   words   of   Rama   roared   as   if   splitting   the   sky   with
a   fierce   yell.    

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