THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 18 : SLOKAS 51 TO 60


va¢lvDsmTInm¯    -   JUSTIFYING   KILLING   OF   VALI

baÝps|âdqDkÎZÞt¤    val£    satIÞvr|    SnW:    ,
uvac    ram|    sØp#Eßy    pHqklg"    iv    ¢¹p:    .51.

baÝps|ãdqDkÎZ:   with throat choked with tears
  as follows
val£   Vali
satIÞvr|   in a piteous tone
SnW:   slowly
uvac   spoke
ram|   at Rama
sØp#Eßy   looking intently
pHqklg":   caught in a quagmire
iv   like
¢¹p:   an elephant

51.Vali   with   throat   choked   with   tears   and   in   a   piteous   tone   like   an   elephant
trapped   in   quagmire,   spoke   slowly   to   Rama   looking   intently   at   him.

n    ÏvaÏmanmh|    SaEcE    n    tara|    n    c    baÓDvan¯    ,
yTa    p¤æO|    g¤N½E¾mHqgd|    knkaHqgdm¯    .52.

n   not grieve
  AaÏman|   about myself also
Ah|   I
SaEcE   n   not grieve
tara|   for Tara
n   not grieve
c   baÓDvan¯   for my relatives also
yTa   in the same manner
p¤æO|   for son
g¤N½E¾|   foremost in virtue
AHqgd|   for Angada
knkaHqgdm¯   decorated with golden amulets

52.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   did   not   grieve   for   himself   nor   for   Tara   nor   for   his
relatives   in   the   same   manner   in   which   he   does   for   Angada,   foremost   in
virtue   and   decorated   with   golden   amulets.

s    mmadSInaê£naE    baÚyat¯    p#B¦¢t    la¢lt:    ,
tzak    iv    p£taØb¤âpSaEx|    g¢mÝy¢t    .53.

s:   he
mm   me
AdSInat¯   not seeing
d£n:   miserable
baÚyat¯   p#B¦¢t   from infancy
la¢lt:   pampered
tzak:   iv   like a lake
p£taØb¤:   dried up
upSaEx|   shrivelled
g¢mÝy¢t   will become

53.Vali   told   Rama   that   Angada   had   been   cherished   by   him   since   infancy,
will   feel   miserable   if   Angada   do   not   see   him   and   will   become   shrivelled
like   a   pond   dried   up.

balàak]tb¤¢dqDà    ekp¤æOà    mE    ¢p#y:    ,
tarEyaE    ram    Bvta    rXN£yaE    mhabl:    .54.

bal:   c   is still young
Ak]tb¤¢ÑG:   c   not yet matured intellectually as well
ekp¤æO:   only son
c   also
mE   my
¢p#y:   dear
tarEy:   son of Tara
ram   Rama
Bvta   by you
rXN£y:   to be protected
mhabl:   with great strength

54.Vali   told   Rama   that   Angada   is   still   young,   not   matured   intellectually,
only   son,   dear   to   him   and   though   with   great   strength   has   to   be   protected   by
Rama.

s¤g#£vE    caÄñdE    cWv    ¢vDt¯Þv    m¢tm¤äOmam¯    ,
Ïv|    ¢h    SaÞta    c    gaEçOa    c    kayaIkayI¢vDaW    ¢ÞTt:    .55.

s¤g#£vE   c   in Sugriva also
AÄñdE   c   in Angada as well
ev   only
¢vDt¯Þv   establish
m¢t|   uäOmam¯   the very best understanding
Ïv|   ¢h   you alone
SaÞta   c   the preceptor too
gaEçOa   c   protector also
kayaIkayI¢vDaW   what should be done and what should not be done
¢ÞTt:   in teaching

55.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   should   establish   the   very   best   understanding
between   Sugriva   and   Angada   and   as   a   protector   and   preceptor   he   should
teach   them   what   is   to   be   done   and   what   is   not   to   be   done.

ya    tE    nrptE    v¦¢äOBIrtE    lßmNE    c    ya    ,
s¤g#£vE    caÄñdE    raj|Þta|    ÏvmaDat¤mhI¢s    .56.

ya   which
tE   for you
nrptE   Chief of men
v¦¢äO:   affection
BrtE   towards Bharata
lßmNE   towards Lakshmana
c   ya   what affection also
s¤g#£vE   towards Sugriva
c   also
AÄñdE   towards Angada
rajn¯   King
ta|   the same attitude
Ïv|   you
AaDat¤|   to place
AhI¢s   should

56.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   should   show   the   same   affection   towards   Sugriva
and   Angada   as   he   has   for   Bharata   and   Lakshmana.

mêaExk]tdaExa|    ta|    yTa    tara|    tp¢Þvn£m¯    ,
s¤g#£vaE    navmÓyEt    tTa{vÞTat¤mrqh¢s    .57.

mêaExk]tdaExa|   being guilty due to my guilt
ta|   that
yTa   in which way
tara|   to Tara
tp¢Þvn£m¯   given to austerity
s¤g#£v:   Sugriva
n   AvmÓyEt   do not treat with disrespect
tTa   like
AvÞTat¤|   handle the situation
Arqh¢s   should

57.Vali   told   Rama   that   Tara,   given   to   austerity   is   guilty   because   of   his   guilt,
and   asked   Ram   to   handle   the   situation   in   a   way   that   she   is   not   treated   with
disrespect   by   Sugriva.

Ïvya    /n¤g¦h£tEn    raÇy|    SÀym¤pa¢st¤m¯    ,
Ïv¹SE    vtImanEn    tv    ¢cäOan¤v¢tIna    .
SÀy|    ¢dv|    cajI¢yt¤|    vs¤Da|    ca¢p    Sa¢st¤m¯    .58.

Ïvya   by you
¢h   indeed
An¤gh£tEn   blessed
raÇy|   kingdom
SÀy|   will be capable
upa¢st¤|   to rule
Ïv¹SE   under your control
vtImanEn   remaining
tv   your
¢cäOan¤v¢tIna   follows with your thoughts
SÀy|   will be capable
¢dv|   the celestial world
c   also
AajI¢yt¤|   to earn
vs¤Da|   c   the entire earth also
A¢p   more over
Sa¢st¤m¯   to rule

58.Vali   told   Rama   that   one   who   was   blessed   by   him,   is   under   his   control   and   follows   his   mind   can   rule   over   a   kingdom;   moreover   the   celestial   world
can   be   earned   and   rule   the   entire   earth.

ÏväOaE{h|    vDmakaHqXÓvayImaNaE{¢p    tarya    ,
s¤g#£vEN    sh    B#aæOa    ¹Ódqvy¤dqD|m¤pagt:    .59.

ÏväO:   at your hands
Ah|   I
vD|   death
AakaHqXn¯   seeking
vayImaN:   A¢p   even though prevented
tarya   by Tara
s¤g#£vEN   sh   alongwith Sugriva
B#aæOa   brother
¹Ódqvy¤dqD|   a duel
upagt:   I entered into

59.Vali   told   Rama   that   seeking   death   at   Rama's   hands   he   entered   into   a   duel
with   younger   brother   Sugriva,   even   though   prevented   by   Tara.

iÏy¤ÀÏva    s°taE    ram|    ¢vrram    hr£ár:    .60.

i¢t   as above
uÀÏva   having spoken
s°t:   unable to speak further
ram|   to Rama
¢vrram   fell silent
hr£ár:   the king of monkeys

60.Having   spoken   as   above   to   Rama,   Vali   unable   to   speak   further   fell   silent.    

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