iÏy¤³:    p#¢½t|    vaÀy|    DmaITIs¢ht|    ¢htm¯    ,
pâx|    va¢lna    ramaE    ¢nhtEn    ¢vcEtsa    .1.

i¢t

thus

u³:

spoken to

p#¢½t|

with courtesy

vaÀy|

words

DmaITIs¢ht|

with righteousness and worldly interests

¢htm¯

wholesome

pâx|

harsh

va¢lna

by Vali

ram:

Rama

¢nhtEn

mortally wounded

¢vcEtsa

with confused mind

1.Rama   was   spoken   to   as   above   the   harsh   words   though   seemingly
courteous,   wholesome   and   with   righteousness   and   worldly   interests   by
Vali   who   was   mortally   wounded   and   with   confused   mind.

t||    ¢nÝp#B¢mva¢dÏy|    m¤³taEy¢mvaØb¤dm¯    ,
u³vaÀy|    h¢r½E¿m¤pSaÓt¢mvanlm¯    .2.
DmaITIg¤Ns|||p°|    hr£ármn¤äOmm¯    ,
A¢D¢XçOÞtda    ram:    pàa¹a¢lnmb#v£t¯    .3.

t||

him

¢nÝp#B|

shorn of lustre

iv

like

Aa¢dÏy|

the sun

m¤³taEym¯

having discharged the waters

iv

like

AØb¤dm¯

the cloud

u³vaÀy|

who had spoken thus

h¢r½E¾|

the foremost among minkeys

upSaÓt|

extinguished

iv

like

Anlm¯

fire

DmaITIg¤Ns|||p°|

which conform to righteousness, worldly interest

hr£ár|

to the chief of apes

An¤äOmm¯

excellent

A¢D¢XçO:

being rebuked

tda

then

ram:

Rama

pàat¯

thereafter

va¢lnm¯

to Vali

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

2,3.Rama   being   rebuked   by   Vali,   thereafter   spoke   the   following   excellent
words   which   were   full   of   righteousness,   worldly   interests   and   meaningful   to
Vali   the   foremost   of   monkeys   who   looked   like   the   sun   shorn   of   lustre,   the
cloud   that   has   spent   its   watre   and   like   the   fire   which   has   been   extinguished.

DmImTI|    c    kam|    c    smy|    ca¢p    laW¢kkm¯    ,
A¢våOay    kT|    baÚyaÓma¢mhaï    ¢vghIsE    .4.

DmI|	righteousness

ATI|   c

worldly interests

kam|

desires

c

also

smy|

conduct

c

also

A¢p

and

laW¢kkm¯

of worldly

A¢våOay

without knowing

kT|

how

baÚyat¯

due to ignorance

ma|

me

ih	in this context

Aï

now

¢vgrhIsE

reproach

4.Rama   asked   Vali   how   can   he   reproach   Rama   not   knowing   righteousness,
desire   and   worldly   conduct   through   ignorence?

Ap¦¾va    b¤¢¼s|p°an¯    v¦¼anacayIsØmtan¯    ,
saWØy    vanrcapÚya¢Ïk|    ma|    v³¢mhEÅC¢s    .5.

Ap¦¾va

without asking

b¤¢¼s|p°an¯

richly endowed with wisdom

v¦¼an¯

elders

AacayIsØmtan¯

esteemed by preceptors

saWØy

blessed

vanrcapÚyat¯

due to the instinct of monkeys

¢k|

why

ma|

me

vk¯t³|

to condemn

ih	in this context

iÅC¢s

you sought

5.Rama   asked   Vali   without   asking   the   elders   richly   endowed   with   wisdom
and   esteemed   by   preceptors,   why   did   he   seek   to   condemn   Rama   due   to
his   monkey   instincts?

ißvak\Na¢my|    B¥¢m:    sSWlvnkanna    ,
m¦gp¢Xmn¤ÝyaNa|    ¢ng#han¤g#hEÝv¢p    .6.

ißvak\Na|

to the scions the Ikshvakus

iy|

this

B¥¢m:

earth

sSWlvnkanna

along with the mountains, forests and woodlands

m¦gp¢Xmn¤ÝyaNa|

for animals, birds and humans

¢ng#han¤g#hEx¤

in the matter of punishing and rewarding

A¢p

only

6.Rama   told   Vali   that   this   earth   alongwith   mountains,   forests   and
woodlands   belong   to   the   scions   of   Ikshvaku   dynasty   and   they   have   the   right
to   punish   and   reward   the   animals,   birds   and   humans   resident   there.

ta|    paly¢t    DmaIÏma    Brt:    sÏyvag¦j¤:    ,
DmIkamaTItäO¯våOaE    ¢ng#han¤g#hE    rt:    .7.

ta|

the earth

paly¢t

rules

DmaIÏma

mind set on virtue

Brt:

Bharata

sÏyvak

given to speaking truth

§j¤:

guileless

DmIkamaTItäO¯våO:

knows the truth about righteousness, self gratiffication

¢ng#han¤g#hE

in the matter of punishing and rewarding

rt:	intent upon

7.Rama   told   Vali   that   Bharata,   with   mind   set   on   virtue,   who   speaks   the
truth,   guileless,   knows   the   truth   about   righteousness,   self   gratification   and
wealth   and   intent   on   punishing   and   rewarding,   is   ruling   the   earth.

nyà    ¢vnyàaEBaW    y¢Þmn¯    sÏy|    c    s¤¢ÞTtm¯    ,
¢v@mà    yTad¦¾:    s    raja    dESkal¢vt¯    .8.

ny:	royal administration

c   ¢vny:

humility also

c   uBaW

both also

y¢Þmn¯

in whom

sÏy|	truthfulness

c

also

s¤¢ÞTtm¯

well established

¢v@m:

valour

c	similarly established

yTad¦¾:

as seen in the scriptures

s:

that

raja

king

dESkal¢vt¯

knows the appropriateness of time and place

8.Rama   told   Vali   that   in   whom   royal   administration   and   humility   are
present   and   in   whom   truthfulness   and   valour   are   well   established   and   who
knows   the   appropriateness   of   time   and   place,   only   that   person   is   the   king.

tÞy    DmIk]tadESa    vymÓyE    c    pa¢TIva:    ,
cramaE    vs¤Da|    k]Ïs"a|    DmIsÓtan¢mÅCv:    .9.

tÞy

his

DmIk]tadESa:

orders for propogaton of righteousness

vy|

we are

AÓyE

other

c   pa¢TIva:

kings also

cram:

move about

vs¤Da|

earth

k]Ïs"a|

the entire

DmIsÓtan|

to premote virtue

iÅCv:

desiring

9.Rama   told   Vali   that   having   received   orders   for   propogation   of
righteousness   they   and   other   kings   move   about   the   entire   earth   desiring   to
promote   virtue.

t¢Þm°¦p¢tSaÑ¥IlE    BrtE    DmIvÏslE    ,
palyÏy¢Kla|    B¥¢m|    kàrEdqDmI¢ng#hm¯    .10.

t¢Þmn¯

that

n¦p¢tSaÑ¥IlE

the tiger among kings

BrtE

Bharata

DmIvÏslE

fond of virtue

paly¢t

when rules

A¢Kla|

the entire

B¥¢m|

earth

k:

who

crEt¯

can do

DmI¢ng#hm¯

violating righteousness

10.Rama   asked   Vali   when   Bharata,   who   is   fond   of   virtue,   rules   over   the
entire   earth   who   can   do   something   violating   righteousness?