n    ¢h    DmI¢vâÑGÞy    laEkv¦äOadpEy¤x:    ,
dÎfadÓyæO    pÜya¢m    ¢ng#h|    h¢ry¥Tp    .21.

n

do not

¢h

surely

DmI¢vâÑGÞy

against the norms of righteousness

laEkv¦äOat¯

prescribed for the world

ApEy¤x:

having transgressed

dÎfat¯

from punishment

AÓyæO

any other

pÜya¢m

I see

¢ng#h|

of restraining

h¢ry¥Tp

King of monkeys

21.Ram   told   Vali   that   he   did   not   see   any   punishment   other   than   this   for
restraining   one   who   had   transgressed   the   norms   of   righteousness   and   also
deviated   from   the   worldly   accepted   conduct.

n    c    tE    mxIyE    pap|    X¢æOyaE{h|    k¤laEìv:    .22.

n

not

c

also

tE

your

mxIyE

pardon

pap|

sin

X¢æOy:

a warrior

Ah|

I

k¤laEìv   :

born in a good dynasty

22.Rama   told   Vali   that   being   a   warrior   born   in   a   good   dynasty   he   will   not
pardon   the   sin   committed   by   Vali.

AaWrs£|    B¢gn£|    ca¢p    BayaI|    va{Ôyn¤jÞy    y:    ,
p#crEt    nr:    kamaäOÞy    dÎfaE    vD:    Þm¦t:    .23.

AaWrs£||

own daughter

B¢gn£|

sister

c

also

A¢p

and

BayaI|

wife

va

or

A¢p

and

An¤jÞy

younger brother's

y:

which

p#crEt

violates

nr:

a man

kamat¯

out of lust

tÞy

for him

dÎf:	as punishment

vD:

death

Þm¦t:

is laid down

23.Rama   told   Vali   that   death   is   the   laid   down   punishment   for   a   man   who
violates   through   lust   his   own   daughter,   sister   or   brother's   wife.

BrtÞt¤    mh£palaE    vy|    ÏvadESv¢tIn:    ,
Ïv|    c    DmaId¢t@aÓt:    kT|    SÀym¤pE¢Xt¤m¯    .24.

Brt:   t¤

Bharata is

mh£pal:

the ruler

vy|

we

t¤

in this

AadESv¢tIn:

carry out the instructions

Ïv|   c

you on the other hand

DmaIt¯

from the path of virtue

A¢t@aÓt:

deviated

kT|

how

SÀy|	is it possible

upE¢Xt¤m¯

to let go unpunished

24.Rama   told   Vali   that   Bharata   is   the   ruler   and   they   carry   out   his
instructions   and   so   how   is   it   possible   to   let   him   go   unpunished   who   had
deviated   from   the   path   of   virtue.

g¤âDImIÛy¢t@aÓt|    p#aåOaE    DmEIN    palyn¯    ,
Brt:    kamv¦äOana|    ¢ng#hE    pyIv¢ÞTt:    .25.

g¤â:	the emperor

DmIÛy¢t@aÓt|

one who has crossed the limits of right conduct

p#aåO:

the wise

DmEIN

according to righteousness

palyn¯

cherishing

Brt:

Bharata

kamv¦äOana|

who are swayed by lust

¢ng#hE

in punishing

pyIv¢ÞTt:

firmly established

25.Rama   told   Vali   that   Bharata   is   firm   in   punishing   those   who   are   swayed
by   lust   and   deviated   from   the   right   conduct   and   cherishing   those   who   act
according   to   righteousness.

vy|    t¤    BrtadES|    ¢v¢D|    k]Ïva    hr£ár    ,
Ïv¢¹Dan¯    ¢B°myaIda¢°hÓt¤|    pyIv¢ÞTta:    .26.

vy|   t¤

we are

BrtadES|

the commands of Bharata

¢v¢D|

as authority

k]Ïva

taking

hr£ár

king of monkeys

Ïv¢¹Dan¯

people like you

¢B°myaIdan¯

who transgressed the bounds of morality

¢nhÓt¤|

to punish

pyIv¢ÞTta:

determined

26.Rama   told   Vali   that   they   taking   the   command   of   Bharata   as   authority
are   determined   to   punish   people   like   him   who   had   transgressed   the
bounds   of   morality.

s¤g#£vEN    c    mE    sÁy|    lßmNEn    yTa    tTa    ,
darraÇy¢n¢mäO|    c    ¢n:½Eyskr:    s    mE    .27.

s¤g#£vEN

with Sugriva

c

also

mE

for me

sÁy|	friendship

lßmNEn

with Lakshmana

yTa   tTa

in the same manner

darraÇy¢n¢mäO|   c

recovery of wife and kingdom

¢n:½Eyskr:

to do greatest good

s:

he

mE

to me

27.Rama   told   Vali   that   his   friendship   with   Sugriva   is   in   the   same   manner   as
with   Lakshmana   for   the   recovery   of   wife   and   kingdom   of   Sugriva   and
Sugriva   will   do   the   greatest   good   to   him.

p#¢tåOa    c    mya    däOa    tda    vanrs¢°DaW    ,
p#¢tåOa    c    kT|    SÀya    m¢¹DEnanvE¢Xt¤m¯    .28.

p#¢tåOa   c

promise also

mya

by me

däOa

was made

tda	at that time

vanrs¢°DaW

in the presence of monkeys

p#¢tåOa

promise

c   kT|

how can

SÀya	it be possible

m¢¹DEn

for people like me

AnvE¢Xt¤m¯

not to honour

28.Rama   told   Vali   that   then   in   the   presence   of   monkeys   he   had   made   a
promise   and   how   can   it   be   possible   for   people   like   him   not   to   honour
that   promise.

tdE¢B:    karNW:    svImIh¢ìDImIs|¢htW:    ,
Sasn|    tv    yï³|    tìvann¤mÓytam¯    .29.

tt¯

therefore

e¢B:   karNW:

for these reasons

svI:

all

mh¢ì:

mighty

DmIs|¢htW:

in accordance with morality

Sasn|

punishment

tv

your

yt¯

which

y¤k¯t³|

is justified

tt¯

that

Bvan¯

you

An¤mÓytam¯

should accept

29.Rama   told   Vali   that   therefore   for   all   these   mighty   reasons   which   are   in
accordance   with   morality   he   should   accept   the   punishment   given   to   him   as
justified.

svITa    DmI    iÏyEv    d#¾ÛyÞtv    ¢ng#h    :    .30.

svITa

from all angles

DmI:	is righteous

i¢t   ev

thus only

d#¾Ûy:

should be perceived

tv

your

¢ng#h:

punishment

30.Rama   told   Vali   that   his   punishment   should   be   perceived   to   be   righteous
from   all   angles.