THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 38 : SLOKAS 11 TO 20


s¤g#£vÞy   rams¢°D¬   gmnm¯   -   SUGRIVA   GOES   TO   RAMA'S   PRESENCE

iÏy¤ÀÏva   ka·n|   yan|   s¤g#£v:   s¥yIs|¢nBm¯   .
b¦h¢ìhI¢r¢By¤I³maâraEh   slßmN:   =11=

i¢t    thus
uÀÏva     saying
ka·n|     golden
yan|    palanquin
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
s¥yIs|¢nBm¯     shining brilliantly like the Sun
b¦h¢ì:     by capable
h¢r¢B:     by the monkeys
y¤³|     borne
AaâraEh     boarded
slßmN:     with Lakshmana

11.Saying   thus   Sugriva   boarded   with   Lakshmana   the   golden   palanquin   shining
brightly   like   the   Sun   and   was   borne   by   capable   monkeys.

paÎf¤rENatpæOEN   ¢D#ymaNEn   m¥DI¢n   .
S¤²Wà   valÛyjnWD¥IymanW:   smÓtt:   =12=
SH¯KBEr£¢nnadWà   h¢r¢Báa¢Bn¢Ódt:   .
¢nyIy¬   p#aÔy   s¤g#£vaE   raÇy¢½ymn¤äOmam¯   =13=

paÎf¤rEN     white
AatpæOEN     by a canopy
¢D#ymaNEn     being held
m¥DI¢n     over the head
S¤²W:     white
c   valÛyjnW:     with whisks also
D¥ymanW:     being waved
smÓtt:     on all sides
SH¯KBEr£¢nnadW:    c    with the sounds produced by conches and drums also
h¢r¢B:   c     by the apes also
A¢Bn¢Ódt:     hailed
¢nyIy¬     set out
p#aÔy     having attained
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
raÇy¢½y|     royal fortune
An¤äOmam¯     incomparable

12,13.Sugriva   having   attained   incomparable   royal   fortune,   with   a   white   canopy
being   held   over   his   head,   with   whisks   being   waved   on   all   sides   and   hailed   with   the   sounds   produced   by   conches   and   drums   and   the   monkeys   set   out.

s   vanrStWÞt£ßNWbIh¤¢B:   SÞa#pa¢N¢B:   .
p¢rk£Na©I   yy¬   tæO   yæO   ramaE   Ûyv¢ÞTt:   =14=

s:    he
vanrStW:     by hundreds of monkeys
t£ßNW:     smart
bh¤¢B:     many
SÞa#pa¢N¢B:     carrying weapons in their hands
p¢rk£NI:     surrounded
yy¬    went
tæO     there
yæO     where
ram:    Rama
Ûyv¢ÞTt:     was staying

14.Sugriva   surrounded   by   many   hundreds   of   smart   monkeys   carrying   weapons   in   their   hands   went   to   the   place   where   Rama   was   staying.

s   t|   dESmn¤p#aÔy   ½E¿|   ram¢nxE¢vtm¯   .
AvatrÓmhatEja:   ¢S¢bkaya:   slßmN:   =15=

s:    he
t|    that
dES|    region
An¤p#aÔy     having reached
½E¿|     excellent
ram¢nxE¢vtm¯     resorted to by Rama
Avatrn¯     climbed down
mhatEja:     with high spirits
¢S¢bkaya:     from the palanquin
slßmN:     with Lakshmana

15.Sugriva,   having   reached   the   excellent   region   resorted   to   by   Rama,   climbed
down   from   the   palanquin   along   with   Lakshmana.

Aasaï   c   ttaE   ram|   k]ta¸¢lp¤zaE{Bvt¯   .
k]ta¸l¬   ¢ÞTtE   t¢ÞmÓvanraàaBv|ÞtTa   =16=

Aasaï     approaching
c    also
tt:    from there
ram|    Rama
k]ta¸¢lp¤z:     with palms united
ABvt¯     became
k]ta¸l¬     with palms united
¢ÞTtE     staying
t¢Þmn¯     he
vanra:   c     monkeys also
ABvn¯     became
tTa    similarly with palms united

16.Moving   from   there   and   approaching   Rama   Sugriva   stood   with   united
palms,   and   the   monkeys   also   became   similarly   with   united   palms.

tzak¢mv   tè¾qva   ram:   k[fqmlpÄðjm¯   .
vanraNa|   mhÏsWÓy|   s¤g#£vE   p#£¢tmanB¥t¯   =17=

tzak|    a lake
iv    like
tt¯    that
è¾qva     seeing
ram:    Rama
k[fqmlpÄðjm¯     teeming with lotus buds
vanraNa|     of the monkeys
mht¯     large
sWÓy|     army
s¤g#£vE     with Sugriva
p#£¢tman¯     pleased
AB¥t¯     became

17.Rama,   seeing   the   large   army   of   the   monkeys   resembling   a   lake   teeming   with   lotus   buds,   became   pleased   with   Sugriva.

padyaE:   p¢tt|   m¥D"aI   tm¤ÏTaÔy   hr£árm¯   .
p#Em¯Na   c   bh¤manaÅc   raGv:   p¢rxÞvjE   =18=

padyaE:    on the feet
p¢tt|     fallen
m¥D"aI     by head touching the ground
t|    him
uÏTaÔy     raising
hr£árm¯     the lord of monkeys
p#Em¯Na   c     with love also
bh¤manat¯   c     with regard also
raGv:    Rama
p¢rxÞvjE     embraced

18.Rama   raising   Sugriva   fallen   at   his   feet   and   head   touching   the   ground,
embraced   him   with   love   and   regard.

p¢rÝvÇy   c   DmaIÏma   ¢nx£dE¢t   ttaE{b#v£t¯   .
t|   ¢nxÎN||   ttaE   è¾qva   ¢Xt¬   ramaE{b#v£¹c:   =19=

p¢rÝvÇy   c    after embracing
DmaIÏma     mind set on virtue
¢nx£d     be seated
i¢t     thus
tt:    then
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
t|    him
¢nxÎN||     seated
tt:    then
è¾qva     seeing
¢Xt¬     on the ground
ram:    Rama
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
vc:    the following words

19.Rama,   after   embracing   Sugriva   asked   him   to   sit   and   seeing   him   seated   on   the   ground,   spoke   the   following   words.

DmImTI|   c   kam|   c   yÞt¤   kalE   ¢nxEvtE   .
¢vBÇy   stt|   v£r   s   raja   h¢rsäOm   =20=

DmI|    religious merit
ATI|   c     wealth also
kam|   c     sensual enjoyment also
y:    who
t¤     in this
kalE    at the proper time
¢nxEvtE     pursues
¢vBÇy     apportioning
stt|    ever
v£r     Valiant one
s:    he
raja    a king
h¢rsäOm     Best among monkeys

20.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   a   king   is   he   who   ever   pursues   religious   merit,
wealth,   and   sensual   enjoyment   at   proper   time   apportioning   time   to   each.  


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