tt:   sm¤p¢jG#Ót£   k¢prajÞy   tÓm¤Km¯   .
p¢t|   laEkat¯   Åy¤t|   tara   m¦t|   vcnmb#v£t¯  =1=

tt:	thereafter

sm¤p¢jG#Ót£

kissing

k¢prajÞy

of the king of monkeys

tt¯

that

m¤Km¯

face

p¢t|	her husband

laEkat¯

from the world

Åy¤t|

slipped

tara

Tara

m¦t|

dead

vcn|	following words

Ab#v£t¯

said

1.Thereafter,   kissing   the   face   of   the   king   of   monkeys,   Tara   addressed   the
following   words   to   her   dead   husband,   who   had   slipped   from   the   world.

SExE   Ïv|   ¢vxmE   Ѥ:Kmk]Ïva   vcn|   mm   .
uplaEp¢ctE   v£r   s¤Ñ¤:KE   vs¤DatlE   =2=

SExE	you are lying

Ïv|

you

¢vxmE

uneven

Ѥ:K|

with difficulty

Ak]Ïva

disregarding

vcn|

advice

mm

my

uplaEp¢ctE

full of stones

v£r

hero

s¤Ñ¤:KE

extremely hard

vs¤DatlE

on this earth

2.Tara   told   Vali   that   disregarding   her   advice   he   lies   on   the   uneven,   full   of
stones   and   extremely   hard   ground.

mäO:   ¢p#ytra   n¥n|   vanrEÓd#   mh£   tv   .
SExE   ¢h   ta|   p¢rÝvÇy   ma|   c   n   p#¢tBaxsE   =3=

mäO:	more than me

¢p#ytra

dearer

n¥n|

surely

vanrEÓd#

Chief of monkeys

mh£

earth

tv

for you

SExE	you are lying

¢h

because

ta|

her

p¢rÝvÇy

embracing

ma|

to me

n   c   p#¢tBaxsE

not even replying

3.Tara   told   Vali   that   the   earth   is   dearer   to   him   more   than   her   for   he   lay
embracing   her   and   not   even   replying   to   her.

s¤g#£vÞy   vS|   p#açOaE   ¢v¢DrEx   BvÏyhaE   .
s¤g#£v   ev   ¢v@aÓtaE   v£r   sah¢sk   ¢p#y   =4=

s¤g#£vÞy

of Sugriva

vS|   p#açO:

came under control

¢v¢D:

fate

ex:

like this

Bv¢t	has become

AhaE

alas!

s¤g#£v:   ev

Sugriva alone

¢v@aÓt:

has become powerful

v£r

Hero

sah¢sk

fond of daring acts

¢p#y

darling

4.Tara   told   Vali   that   he   who   was   fond   of   daring   acts   had   come   under   the
control   of   Sugriva   and   Sugriva   alone   has   emerged   powerful.

§Xvanrm¤ÁyaÞÏva|   b¢ln:   py¤IpastE   =5=

§Xvanrm¤Áya:

the foremost of bears and monkeys

Ïva|

you

b¢ln:

the mighty

py¤IpastE

stand in attendance

5.Tara   told   Vali   that   the   mighty   foremost   of   monkeys   and   bears   stand   in
attendence   on   him.

exa|   ¢vl¢pt|   k]ÅC®mÄñdÞy   c   SaEct:   .
mm   cEma|   ¢gr|   ½¤Ïva   ¢k|   Ïv|   n   p#¢tb¤ÒysE   =6=

exa|

their

¢vl¢pt|

wailing

k]ÅC®|

piteous

AÄñdÞy   c

of Angada also

SaEct:

grieving

mm   c

of mine also

ima|

these

¢gr|

pleadings

½¤Ïva

on hearing

¢k|

why

Ïv|

you

n   p#¢tb¤ÒysE

do not wake up

6.Tara   asked   Vali   Why   did   he   not   wake   up   after   hearing   the   piteous
wailings   of   these,   the   grieving   Angada   and   her   pleadings   as   well?

id|   t¹£rSyn|   yæO   SExE   htaE   y¤¢D   .
Sa¢yta   ¢nhta   yæO   ÏvyWv   ¢rpv:   p¤ra   =7=

id|

this

tt¯

that

v£rSyn|

couch for the brave

yæO

where

SExE

you lie

ht:

killed

y¤¢D

in battle

Sa¢yta:

were made to lie

¢nhta:

being killed

yæO

where

Ïvya   ev

by you only

¢rpv:

enemies

p¤ra	in the past

7.Tara   told   Vali   that   in   the   past,enemies   killed   by   him   were   laid   on   this
couch   for   the   brave   where   he   is   lying   killed   in   a   battle.

¢vS¤¼st¯Ïva¢Bjn   ¢p#yy¤¼   mm   ¢p#y   .
mamnaTa|   ¢vhayWka|   gtÞÏvm¢s   mand   =8=

¢vS¤¼st¯Ïva¢Bjn

born in a race known for its strength

¢p#yy¤¼

one who loves battle

mm

my

¢p#y

beloved

ma||

me

AnaTa|

without protector

¢vhay

leaving

eka|

alone

gt:

departed

Ïv|

you

A¢s

have

mand	bestower of honour

8.Tara   told   Vali   that   born   in   a   race   known   for   its   strength,   loving   battle,
and   bestower   of   honour   he   had   departed   leaving   her   without   a   protector.

S¥ray   n   p#datÛya   kÓya   Kl¤   ¢vp¢àta   .
S¥rBayaI   hta|   pÜy   sïaE   ma|   ¢vDva|   k]tam¯   =9=

S¥ray

of a hero

n   p#datÛya

is never to be given as a wife

kÓya

a maiden

Kl¤

I think

¢vp¢àta

by the wise

S¥rBayaI||

wife of a hero

hta|

ruined

pÜy

see

sï:

now

ma|

me

¢vDva|

as a widow

k]tam¯

rendered

9.Tara   told   Vali   that   that   she   felt   that   a   wise   man   should   never   give   a
maiden   in   marriage   to   a   hero   since   she   who   was   the   wife   of   a   hero   has   now   been   rendered   a   widow   and   ruined.

AvBg"à   mE   manaE   Bg"a   mE   Saát£   g¢t:   .
AgaDE   c   ¢nmg"a¢Þm   ¢vp¤lE   SaEksagrE   =10=

AvBg":

is destroyed

c

also

mE

my

man:

pride

Bg"a

smashed

mE

my

Saát£

longenjoyed

g¢t:	prosperity

AgaDE   c

abysmal also

¢nmg"a   A¢Þm

I am drowned

¢vp¤lE

vast

SaEksagrE

in the ocean of grief

10.Tara   wailed   that   her   honour   has   been   destroyed,   her   long   lasting
prosperity   has   been   smashed   and   she   was   now   immersed   in   a   vast   and
abysmal   ocean   of   grief.