i¢t   b#¤vaN||   s¤g#£v|   ramaE   DmIB¦ta|   vr:   .
bah¤×ya|   s|p¢rÝvÇy   p#Ïy¤vac   k]ta¸¢lm¯   =1=

i¢t

as above

b#¤vaN||

speaking

s¤g#£v|

Sugriva

ram:

Rama

DmIB¦ta|

of those upholding righteousness

vr:	the foremost

bah¤×ya|

with both arms

s|p¢rÝvÇy

tightly embracing

p#Ïy¤vac

replied

k]ta¸¢lm¯

with joined palms

1.Rama,   the   best   among   those   upholding   righteousness,   tightly   embraced
Sugriva,   who   was   speaking   as   above   with   joined   palms,   and   replied   as   follows.

y¢dÓd#aE   vxItE   vxI||   n   t¢ÅcæO|   BvEì^¢v   .
Aa¢dÏyaE   va   shÞæOa|S¤:   k[ya©I¢¹¢t¢mr|   nB:   =2=

yt¯

if

iÓd#:

Indra

vxItE

pours

vxI|

rain

n

not

tt¯

that

¢cæO|   BvEt¯

will be a wonder

B¤¢v	in the world

Aa¢dÏy:

the Sun

va

or

shÞa#a|S¤:

the thousand eyed

k[yaIt¯

does

¢v¢t¢mr|

without darkness

nB:

the sky

2.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   it   will   not   be   a   wonder   if   Indra   causes   rains   to   fall
on   the   earth   and   if   the   thousand-eyed   Sun   rendered   the   skies   without   darkness.

cÓd#ma   r¢Üm¢B:   k[yaIÏp¦¢Tv£|   s¬Øy   ¢nmIlam¯   .
Ïv¢¹DaE   va{¢p   ¢mæOaNa||   p#£¢t|k]yaIÏpr|tp   =3=

cÓd#ma:

the moon

r¢Üm¢B:

with its rays

k[yaIt¯

makes

p¦¢Tv£|

the world

s¯y	gentle one

¢nmIlam¯

clear

Ïv¢¹D:

like you

va   A¢p

like this

¢mæOaNa||

of the friends

p#£¢t|

what is pleasing

k]yaIt¯

will do

pr|tp

Scorcher of enemies

3.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   the   moon   with   his   rays   will   make   the   world   clear   and   one   like   him   will   do   what   pleases   his   friends   like   this.

ett¯Ïv¢y   n   t¢ÅcæO|   BvEïÏs¬Øy   SaEBnm¯   .
janaØyh|   Ïva|   s¤g#£v   stt|   ¢p#yva¢dnm¯   =4=

ett¯

this

Ïv¢y

in you

n

not

tt¯

that

¢cæO|

a wonder

BvEt¯

will become

yt¯

what

s¯y	gentle one

SaEBnm¯

noble virtue

jana¢m

know

Ah|

I

Ïva|

you

s¤g#£v

Sugriva

stt|

always

¢p#yva¢dnm¯

speaking what is pleasing

4.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   this   noble   virtue   is   present   in   him   is   no   wonder   since   Rama   knew   that   he   always   speak   what   is   pleasing.

ÏvÏsnaT:   sKE   s|ÁyE   jEta¢Þm   sklanr£n¯   .
ÏvmEv   mE   s¤¶¢ÓmæO|   sahaÙy|   kt¤ImhI¢s   =5=

ÏvÏsnaT:

with you as companion

sKE

Friend

s|ÁyE

in battle

jEta¢Þm

I shall conquer

sklan¯

all

Ar£n¯

foes

Ïv|   ev

you alone

mE

my

s¤¶t¯

benevolent

¢mæO|

friend

sahaÙy|

assistance

kt¤I|

to render

AhI¢s

fit

5.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   he   will   conquer   all   foes   in   battle   with   Sugriva   as
companion   and   Sugriva   alone   was   his   benevolent   friend   and   fit   to   render
assistance.

jharaÏm¢vnaSay   vWdEh£|   raXsaDm:   .
v·¢yÏva   t¤   p¬laEm£mn¤ýadaE   yTa   Sc£m¯   =6=

jhar

abducted

AaÏm¢vnaSay

for own destruction

vWdEh£|

Sita

raXsaDm:

the disgrace of ogre

v·¢yÏva

by deceit

t¤

in this

p¬laEm£|

the daughter of king Puloma

An¤ýad:

the demon Anuhlada

yTa	in the same way

Sc£m¯

Sachi

6.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   the   disgrace   of   ogre   Ravana   has   abducted   Sita   for   own   destruction   in   the   same   way   Anuhlada   abducted   by   deceit,   Sachi,   daughter   of   Puloma.

A¢craäO|   v¢DÝya¢m   ravN|   ¢n¢StW:   SrW:   .
p¬laEØya:   ¢ptr|   èçO|   St@t¤¢vva¢rha   =7=

A¢crat¯

before long

t|

that

v¢DÝya¢m

I shall kill

ravN|

Ravana

¢n¢StW:

with sharp edged

SrW:

arrows

p¬laEØya:

of Pulomi

¢ptr|

father

èçO|

arrogant

St@t¤:

the one who has performed a hundred horse sacrifices, Indra

iv

like

A¢rha

the destroyer of the enemy

7.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   before   long   he   shall   kill   Ravana   with   sharp   arrows
as   Indra   killed   the   arrogant   father   of   Pulomi.

et¢Þm°ÓtrW   cWv   rj:   sm¢BvtIt   .
uÝNa|   t£v#a|   shÞæOa|SaEÜCadyégnE   p#Bam¯   =8=

et¢Þmn¯   AÓtrE

in the meantime

c

also

ev

only

rj:	a cloud of dust

sm¢BvtIt

arose

uÝNa|

fiery

t£v#a|

scorching

shÞa#a|SaE:

the Sun's

Cadyt¯

covering

ggnE	in the sky

p#Bam¯

brilliance

8.In   the   meantime   a   cloud   of   dust   arose   covering   the   brilliance   of   fiery   and
scorching   Sun.

¢dS:   pyaIk[laàasn#jsa   tEn   m¥rq¢ÅCta:   .
ccal   c   mh£   svaI   sSWlvnkanna   =9=

¢dS:	the directions

pyaIk[la:

all over

c

also

Aasn¯

became

rjsa

with dust

tEn

that

m¥rq¢ÅCta:

enveloped

ccal

shook

c

also

mh£

the earth

svaI

entire

sSWlvnkanna

along with the mountains, jungles and woodlands

9.Due   to   the   dust-cloud   all   the   directions   were   enveloped   all   over   and   became
dark.   The   entire   earth,   with   its   mountains,   forests   and   woodlands   shook.

ttaE   ngEÓd#s|kaSWÞt£ßNd||¾®WmIhablW:   .
k]t¯Þa"a   s|Ca¢dta   B¥¢mrs|ÁyEyW:   ÔlvÄñmW:   =10=

tt:

then

ngEÓd#s|kaSW:

looking like the best of mountains

t£ßNd||¾®W:

with sharp teeth

mhablW:

with great might

k]t¯Þa"a

the whole

s|Ca¢dta

was thickly covered

B¥¢m:

the earth

As|ÁyEyW:

with innumerable

ÔlvÄñmW:

by monkeys

10.Then   the   whole   earth   was   thickly   covered   with   innumerable   monkeys   with
great   might,   sharp   teeth   and   looking   like   the   best   of   mountains.