THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 22 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


va¢ln:   p#aN¢vyaEg:   -   VALI   GIVES   UP   LIFE

v£XmaNÞt¤   mÓdas¤:   svItaE   mÓdm¤ÅCqvsn¯   .
AadavEv   t¤   s¤g#£v|   ddSaIn¤jmg#t:   =1=

v£XmaN:   t¤      casting eyes
mÓdas¤:     with life ebbing
svIt:     all round
mÓd|     slowly
uÅCqvsn¯     breathing
Aad¬     at first
ev     only
t¤     in this
s¤g#£v|     Sugriva
ddSI|     saw
An¤j|     younger brother
Ag#t:     in front

1.With   life   slowly   ebbing   away,   casting   his   eyes   all   around   and   slowly
breathing   Vali   saw,   at   first   Sugriva   alone   standing   in   front   of   him.

t|   p#açO¢vjy|   val£   s¤g#£v|   ÔlvgEárm¯   .
AaBaÝy   Ûy³ya   vaca   sÞa"Eh¢mdmb#v£t¯   =2=

t|     that
p#açO¢vjy|     who had secured success
val£     Vali
s¤g#£v|     to Sugriva
ÔlvgEárm¯     the king of monkeys
AaBaÝy     calling by name
Ûy³ya     with clarity
vaca     words
sÞa"Eh|     with affection
id|     as follows
Ab#v£t¯     spoke

2.Vali   spoke   the   following   words,   in   clear   terms,   calling   by   name   Sugriva
who   had   attained   success   and   was   the   king   of   monkeys   with   affection.

s¤g#£v   daExEN   n   ma|   gÓt¤mhI¢s   ¢k¢Úbxat¯   .
k]ÝymaN|   B¢vÝyEN   b¤¢¼maEhEn   ma|   blat¯   =3=

s¤g#£v     Sugriva
daExEN     as guilty
n     you should not hold
ma|     me
gÓt¤|     to go away
AhI¢s     should
¢k¢Úbxat¯      of wrongdoing
k]ÝymaN|     being pulled
B¢vÝyEN     which was bound to happen
b¤¢¼maEhEn      by perverse thinking
ma|     me
blat¯     by force

3.Vali   told   Sugriva   that   he   should   not   hold   Vali   as   guiltyof   wrongdoing
but   should   think   Vali   to   hve   forcefully   pulled   by   perverse   thinking   by
what   was   to   happen.

y¤gp¢¹¢ht|   tat   n   mÓyE   s¤KmavyaE:   .
s¬hadI||   B#at¦y¤³|   ¢h   t¢dd|   tat   naÓyTa   =4=

y¤gpt­     simultaneously
¢v¢ht|     is ordained by fate
tat     Dear one
n   mÓyE     I do not think
s¤K|     happiness
AavyaE:     for the two of us
s¬hadI|     affection
B#at¦y¤³|     befitting brothers
¢h   tt­     therefore
id|     this
tat     Dear one
n   AÓyTa     not otherwise

4.Vali   told   Sugriva   that   he   thought   it   was   not   ordained   by   fate   that   the   two
of   them   should   be   happy   at   the   same   time   and   therefore   the   affection
between   them   came   to   be   othetwise.

p#¢tpï   ÏvmïWv   raÇymExa|   vn¬ksam¯   .
mamÔyïWv   gÅCÓt|   ¢v¢¼   vWvÞvtXym¯   =5=

p#¢tpï     take over
Ïv|     you
Aï   ev     now itself
raÇy|     kingdom
exa|     these
vn¬ksam¯     of forest dwellers
mam­     me
A¢p     and
Aï   ev     now itself
gÅCÓt|     departing
¢v¢¼     may you know
vWvÞvtXym¯     to the abode of the god of death

5.Vali   told   Sugriva   that   he   may   know   that   Vali   was   departing   to   the   abode
of   god   of   Death   and.he   should   then   itself   take   over   the   the   kingdom   of   the
forest   dwellers.

j£¢vt|   c   ¢h   raÇy|   c   ¢½y|   c   ¢vp¤la¢mmam¯   .
p#jhaØyEx   vW   t¥NI|   mhÅcagrq¢ht|   yS:   =6=

j£¢vt|   c     life also
¢h     surely
raÇy|   c     kingdom also
¢½y|   c     property also
¢vp¤la|     extensive
imam¯     these
p#jha¢m     I abandon
ex:   vW     this me
t¥NI|     quickly
mht¯     great
c     also
Agrq¢ht|     untarnished
yS:     fame

6.Vali   told   Sugriva   that   he   is   indeed   quickly   abandoning   his   life,   kingdom,
the   extensive   property   and   the   great   untarnished   reputation.

AÞya|   ÏvhmvÞTaya|   v£r   vßya¢m   y¹c:   .
yïÔys¤kr|   rajn¯   kt¤ImEv   tdhI¢s   =7=

AÞya|     this
t¤     in this
Ah|     I
AvÞTaya|     state
v£r     heroic
vßya¢m     I shall tell
yt­     whatever
vc:     words
y¢d   A¢p      even if
As¤kr|     difficult of achievement
rajn¯     King
kt¤I|   ev   tt­     to do that itself
AhI¢s     should

7.Vali   told   Sugriva   that   he   should   do   what   Vali   tell   him   in   this   state,   even
though   it   may   be   difficult   of   achievement.

s¤KahI|     s¤Ks|v¦¼|   balmEnmba¢lSm¯   .
baÝpp¥NIm¤K|   pÜy   B¥m¬   p¢ttmÄñdm¯   =8=

s¤KahI|     one who deserves all pleasures
s¤Ks|v¦¼|      one who has been brought up in luxury
bal|     a boy
en|     this
Aba¢lSm¯     is not childish
baÝpp¥NIm¤K|      tear stained face
pÜy     see
B¥m¬     on the ground
p¢tt|     fallen
AÄñdm¯     Angada

8.Vali   told   Sugriva   to   see   Angada,   fallen   on   the   ground,   with   tear   stained
face,   who   is   fit   to   enjoy   all   pleasures   and   brought   up   in   luxury   fallen   on   the
ground,   a   boy   but   not   childish.

mm   p#aNW:   ¢p#ytr|   p¤æO|   p¤æO¢mv¬rsm¯   .
mya   h£nmh£naTI|   svIt:   p¢rpaly   =9=

mm     my
p#aNW:     very life
¢p#ytr|     more dear than
p¤æO|     son
p¤æO|   iv     like a son
A¬rsm¯     born to you
mya   h£n|     without me
Ah£naTI     without any deficiency
svIt:     in all manner
p¢rpaly     protect

9.Vali   told   Sugriva   that   Angada   is   more   dear   to   his   than   his   own   life   and
Sugriva   should   look   after   Angada   as   own   son   without   any   deficiency   in   all
manner   since   Angada   is   without   him.

ÏvmEvaÞy   ¢h   data   c   p¢ræOata   c   svIt:   .
ByEÝvBydàWv   yTah|   ÔlvgEár   =10=

Ïv|   ev     you alone
AÞy     for him
¢h     surely
data   c     bestower also
p¢ræOata     protector
c   svIt:     in all ways
ByEx¤     in dangers
AByd:   c     provider of refuge also
ev     only
yTa   Ah|     like me
ÔlvgEár     King of monkeys

10.Vali   told   Sugriva   that   he   should   provide   refuge   for   Angada   in   dangers,
a   protector   and   bestower   of   all   his   desires,   as   Vali   had   been.    

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