THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 36 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


s¤g#£vEN   lßmNp#sadnm¯   -   LAKSHMANA   PACIFIED   BY   SUGRIVA

iÏy¤³Þtarya   vaÀy|   p#¢½t|   DmIs|¢htm¯   .
m¦Ñ¤ÞvBav:   s¬¢m¢æO:   p#¢tjg#ah   t¹c:   =1=

i¢t    as above
u³:     spoken to
tarya    by Tara
vaÀy|     words
p#¢½t|     with reverence
DmIs|¢htm¯     cosistent with righteousness
m¦Ñ¤ÞvBav:     soft by nature
s¬¢m¢æO:     Lakshmana
p#¢tjg#ah     accepted
t¹c:     those words

1.Lakshmana,   who   was   soft   by   nature,   accepted   the   above   words   spoken   to   by   Tara   with   reverence   and   consistent   with   righteousness.

t¢Þmn¯   p#¢tg¦h£tE   t¤   vaÀyE   h¢rgNEár:   .
lßmNaÏs¤mht¯   æOas|   vÞæO|   ¢²°¢mvaÏyjt¯   =2=

t¢Þmn¯     that
p#¢tg¦h£tE   t¤     being accepted
vaÀyE     word
h¢rgNEár:     the ruler of the hordes of apes
lßmNat¯     arising from Lakshmana
s¤mht¯     extremely great
æOas|     fear
vÞæO|     cloth
¢²°|     wet
iv    like
AÏyjt¯     discarded

2.Upon   those   words   being   approved,   the   ruler   of   the   hordes   of   monkeys,
Sugriva   discarded   his   extremely   great   fear   arising   from   Lakshmana,   as   one   would   discard   a   wet   cloth.

tt:   kÎZgt|   maÚy|   ¢cæO|   bh¤g¤N|   mht¯   .
¢cÅCEd   ¢vmdàas£Ïs¤g#£vaE   vanrEár:   =3=

tt:    thereupon
kÎZgt|     worn around the neck
maÚy|     necklace
¢cæO|     beautiful
bh¤g¤N|     capable of yielding various enjoyments
mht¯     exquisite
¢cÅCEd     removed
¢vmd:     freed of vanity
c    immediately
Aas£t¯     became
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
vanrEár:     the chief of monkeys

3.Then,   Sugriva,   removed   the   beautiful   necklace   capable   of   yielding   various
enjoyments   worn   around   his   neck   and   immediately   was   freed   of   vanity.

s   lßmN|   B£mbl|   svIvanrsäOm:   .
Ab#v£t¯p#¢½t|   vaÀy|   s¤g#£v:   s|p#hxIyn¯   =4=

s:    that
lßmN|     to Lakshmana
B£mbl|     of tremendous might
svIvanrsäOm:     the foremost of all monkeys
Ab#v£t¯     spoke as follows
p#¢½t|     with supplication
vaÀy|     words
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
s|p#hxIyn¯     bringing gratification

4.Sugriva,   spoke   with   supplication   the   followsing   words   to   Lakshmana   of
tremendous     might   bringing   him   gratification.

p#n¾a   ½£à   k£¢tIà   k¢praÇy|   c   Saátm¯   .
ramp#sadaÏs¬¢mæOE   p¤n:   p#açO¢md|   mya   =5=

p#n¾a     which were lost
½£:   c     wealth also
k£¢tI:   c     fame also
k¢praÇy|     the kingdom of monkeys
c    also
Saátm¯     lasting
ramp#sadat¯     by the grace of Rama
s¬¢mæOE     Lakshmana
p¤n:     again
p#açO|     regained
id|    all of these
mya    by me

5.Sugriva   told   Lakshmana   that   the   wealth,   fame   and   lasting   monkey   kingdom
which   were   lost   these   have   been   regained   by   him   by   the   grace   of   Rama.

k:   S³ÞtÞy   dEvÞy   ÁyatÞy   ÞvEn   kmINa   .
taèS|   ¢v@m|   v£r   p#¢tkt¤Im¢rÓdm   =6=

k:    who
S³:     is capable
tÞy     that
dEvÞy     of divine personage
ÁyatÞy     very well known
ÞvEn     by his own
kmINa    by deeds
taèS|     of that kind
¢v@m|     valour
v£r     gallant
p#¢tkt¤I|     to repay
A¢rÓdm     Suppressor of foes

6.Sugriva   asked   Lakshmana   that   who   can   repay   the   kind   of   help   done   by   the   divine   personage,   Rama,   who   is   very   well   known   by   his   own   deeds?

s£ta|   p#ap¯Þy¢t   DmaIÏma   b¢DÝy¢t   c   ravNm¯   .
shaymaæOEN   mya   raGv:   ÞvEn   tEjsa   =7=

s£ta|     Sita
p#ap¯Þy¢t     will regain
DmaIÏma     mind set on virtue
b¢DÝy¢t     will kill
c    also
ravNm¯     Ravana
shaymaæOEN     as mere companion
mya    with me
raGv:    Rama
ÞvEn     by his own
tEjsa    prowess

7.Sugriva   told   Lakshmana   that   with   him   as   a   mere   companion,   Rama   will   regain   Sita   and   also   kill   Ravana   by   his   own   prowess.

shayk]Ïy|   ¢k|   tÞy   yEn   sçO   mhad#^ma:   .
SWlà   vs¤Da   cWv   baNEnWkEn   da¢rta:   =8=

shayk]Ïy|     help by another
¢k|     what
tÞy     for him
yEn    by whom
sçO     seven
mhad#^ma:     giant trees
SWl:   c     mountains also
vs¤Da     the earth
c    also
ev    only
baNEn    by arrow
ekEn    a single
da¢rta:     were pierced

8.Sugriva   asked   Lakshmana   what   help   by   another   is   needed   for   one   who
pierced   seven   huge   trees,   mountain   and   the   earth   with   a   single   arrow?

Dn¤¢vIÞp#aryaNÞy   yÞy   SÖdEn   lßmN   .
sSWla   k¢Øpta   B¥¢m:   shayWÞtÞy   ¢k|   ¢n   vW   =9=

Dn¤:     of the bow
¢vÞp#aryaNÞy     while stringing
yÞy     whose
SÖdEn     by the twang
lßmN     Lakshmana
sSWla    along with the mountains
k¢Øpta     trembles
B¥¢m:     the earth
shayW:    with help
tÞy     for him
¢k|   n¤    vW    what can be rendered

9.Sugriva   asked   Lakshmana   that   what   help   can   be   rendered   to   him   at   the   twang   of   whose   bow   while   stringing   the   earth   with   its   mountains   trembles?

An¤yaæOa|   nrEÓd#Þy   k¢rÝyE{h|   nrxIB   .
gÅCtaE   ravN|   hÓt¤|   vW¢rN|   sp¤r:srm¯   =10=

An¤yaæOa|     accompany
nrEÓd#Þy     of the king
k¢rÝyE     shall
Ah|    I
nrxIB    Best among men
gÅCt:     while going
ravN|    Ravana
hÓt¤|     to kill
vW¢rN|     the enemy
sp¤r:srm¯     along with his retinue

10.Sugriva   told   Lakshmana   that   he   shall   accompany   the   king   while   going   to
kill   the   enemy   Ravana   along   with   his   retinue.    

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