THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 16 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


va¢lvD:    -   VALI   KILLED

tamEv|    b#¤vt£|    tara|    tara¢Dp¢nBannam¯    ,
val£    ¢nBIrqqÏsyamas    vcn|    cEdmb#v£t¯    .1.

ta|   to her
ev|   as above
b#¤vt£|   speaking
tara|   Tara
tara¢Dp¢nBannam¯   with a face resembling the moon
val£   Vali
¢nBIrqÏsyamas   reproached
vcn|   c   words also
id|   the following
Ab#v£t¯   spoke

1.Vali   reproached   Tara,   who   possessed   a   face   like   the   moon   and   speaking
as   above   and   also   spoke   to   her   as   follows.

gjItaE{Þy    s¤s|rÖD|    B#at¤:    SæOaE¢vISExt:    ,
mxI¢yÝyaØyh|    kEn    karNEn    vrannE    .2.

gjIt:   thundering
AÞy   his
s¤s|rÖD|   arrogance
B#at¤:   of brother
SæOaE:   an enemy
¢vSExt:   especially
mxI¢yÝya¢m   will tolerate
Ah|   I
kEn   for what
karNEn   reason
vrannE   lady of charming complexion

2.Vali   asked   Tara   that   when   his   (younger)   brother   is   thundering   as   an
enemy   especially,     for   what   reason   could   he   tolerate   Sugriva's   arrogance?

AD¢xItana|    S¥raNa|    smrEÝv¢nv¢tInam¯    ,
DxINamxIN|    B£â    mrNad¢t¢rÅytE    .3.

AD¢xItana|   not tasted defeat
S¥raNa|   for heros
smrEx¤   in battle
A¢nv¢tInam¯   not retreated from the battlefield
DxINamxIN|   tolerating intrusion
B£â   Frightened one
mrNat¯   than even death
A¢t¢rÅytE   is worse

3.Vali   told   Tara   that   for   heros   who   do   retreat   from   a   battlefield   and   not   tasted    defeat   in   battle,   tolerating   of   intrusion   is   worse   than   even   death.

saEF¤|    n    c    smTaI{h|    y¤¼kamÞy    s|y¤gE    ,
s¤g#£vÞy    c    s|rØB|    h£ng#£vÞy    gjIt:    .4.

saEF¤|   to tolerate
n   not
c   also
smTI:   able
Ah|   I
y¤¼kamÞy   hungering for battle
s|y¤gE   in battle
s¤g#£vÞy   of Sugriva
c   s|rØB|   arrogance also
h£ng#£vÞy   with a weak neck
gjIt:   thudering

4.Vali   told   Tara   that   he   will   not   be   able   to   tolerate   the   arrogance   and
thundering   of   the   weak   necked   Sugriva   who   was   hungering   for   a   battle

n    c    kayaI    ¢vxadÞtE    raGv|    p#¢t    mÏk]tE    ,
DmIåOà    k]tåOà    kT|    pap|    k¢rÝy¢t    .5.

n   not
c   also
kayI:   to entertain
¢vxad:   anxiety
tE   by you
raGv|   p#¢t   from the side of Rama
mÏk]tE   on my account
DmIåO:   c   knows what is right also
k]tåO:   c   recognises his duty as well
kT|   how
pap|   sin
k¢rÝy¢t   will do

5.Vali   told   Tara   not   to   be   anxious   on   his   account   from   the   side   of   Rama
and   asked   how   can   Rama,   who   knows   what   is   right   and   recognises   his
duty   will   commit   a   sin?

¢nvtIÞv    sh    ÞæO£¢B:    kT|    B¥yaE{n¤gÅC¢s    ,
saW¶d|    d¢SIt|    tarE    m¢y    B¢³:    k]ta    Ïvya    .6.

¢nvtIÞv   please return
sh   along with
ÞæO£¢B:   with the other ladies
kT|   why
B¥y:   still
An¤gÅC¢s   are you following me
saW¶d|   affection
d¢SIt|   has benn demonstrated
tarE   Tara
m¢y   to me
B¢³:   attachment
k]ta   has been done
Ïvya   by you

6.Vali   asked   Tara   why   she   still   followed   him?   She   has   demonstrated   her
affection   and   also   her   attachment   to   him   and   told   her   to   return   with   the
other   ladies.

p#¢tyaEÏÞyaØyh|    gÏva    s¤g#£v|    j¢h    s|B#mm¯    ,
dpI||    caÞy    ¢vnEÝya¢m    n    c    p#aNW¢vImaEßytE    .7.

p#¢tyaEÏÞya¢m   shall engage in battle
Ah|   I
gÏva   going
s¤g#£v|   Sugriva
j¢h   abandon
s|B#mm¯   anxiety
dpI|   c   pride only
AÞy   his
¢vnEÝya¢m   take out
n   c   p#aNW:   ¢vmaEßytE   will not rid him of his life

7.Vali   told   Tara   that   he   is   going   to   engage   Sugriva   in   battle   where   he   will
take   out   Sugriva's   pride   but   he   will   not   be   rid   of   his   life   and   so   she   should
abandon   her   anxiety.

Ah|    /a¢j¢ÞTtÞyaÞy    k¢rÝya¢m    yTE¢Ôstm¯    ,
v¦XWm¤I¢¾p#harWà    p£¢ft:    p#¢tyaÞy¢t    .8.

Ah|   I
¢h   indeed
Aa¢j¢ÞTtÞy   staying in battle
AÞy   his
k¢rÝya¢m   will do
yTE¢Ôst|   what is sought
v¦XW:   with trees
m¤¢¾p#harW:   c   blows with closed fists also
p£¢ft:   tormented
p#¢tyaÞy¢t   he will retreat

8.Vali   told   Tara   that   as   long   as   Sugriva   stays   in   battle   he   will   do   what   Sugriva   sought   and   tormented   by   blows   with   trees   and   fists   Sugriva   will   retreat.

n    mE    g¢vItmayÞt|    s¢hÝy¢t    ѤraÏmvan¯    ,
k]t|    tarE    shayÏv|    saW¶d|    d¢SIt|    m¢y    .9.

n   not
mE   my
g¢vIt|   by his arrogance
AayÞt|   the tempo
s¢hÝy¢t   will bear
ѤraÏmvan¯   the evil minded
k]t|   has been done
tarE   Tara
shayÏv|   assistance
saW¶d|   affection
d¢SItm¯   has been demonstrated
m¢y   to me

9.Vali   told   Tara   that   the   evil   minded   Sugriva   will   not   be   able   to   bear   the
tempo   of   his   attacks   brought   about   by   Sugriva's   arrogance   and   said   that
she   had   done   assistance   to   him   as   well   as   demonstrated   her   affection.

Sa¢pta{¢s    mm    p#aNW¢nIvtIÞv    jyEn    c    ,
Ah|    ¢jÏva    ¢nv¢tIÝyE    tmh|    B#atr|    rNE    .10.

Sa¢pta   ordered
A¢s   you are
mm   my
p#aNW:   by life
¢nvtIÞv   return
jyEn   c   on victory also
Ah|   I
¢jÏva   having conquered
¢nv¢tIÝyE   shall return
t|   that
Ah|   I
B#atr|   brother
rNE   in battle

10.Vali   told   Tara   that   he   orders   her   on   his   life   and   victory   to   return   while
he   will   return   back   after   vanquishing   Sugriva   in   battle.    

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