AT   raja   sm¦¼aTI:   s¤g#£v:   ÔlvgEár:   .
uvac   nrSaÑ¥Il|   ram|   prbladInm¯   =1=

AT

then

raja

king

sm¦¼aTI:

having achieved objective

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

ÔlvgEár:

the ruler of monkeys

uvac

spoke

nrSaѥIl|

a tiger among men

ram|

to Rama

prbladInm¯

destroyer of the enemy ranks

1.Then   Sugriva   having   achieved   his   objective,   spoke   as   folows   to   Rama.

Aagta   ¢v¢n¢v¾aà   b¢ln:   kamã¢pN:   .
vanra   barNEÓd#aBa   yE   m¢¹xyva¢sn:   =2=

Aagta:

have arrived

¢v¢n¢v¾a:    c

are being looked after well also

b¢ln:

the mighty

kamã¢pN:

capable of taking any form at will

vanra:

monkeys

barNEÓd#aBa:

resembling the best of elephants

yE

who

m¢¹xyva¢sn:

living in my kingdom

2.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   mighty   monkeys   who   live   in   his   kingdom   who
resemble   the   best   of   elephants   and   can   assume   any   form   at   will   have   arrived
and   are   being   looked   after   well.

t   imE   bh¤¢v@aÓtWhI¢r¢BB£Im¢v@mW:   .
Aagta   vanra   GaEra   dWÏydanvs¢°Ba:   =3=

tE

that

imE

these

bh¤¢v@aÓtW:

of great valour

h¢r¢B:

by monkeys

B£m¢v@mW:

of terrible prowess

Aagta:

have come

vanra:

monkeys

GaEra:

ferocious

dWÏydanvs¢°Ba:

resembling giants and demons

3.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   these   ferocious   monkeys   with   great   valour,   terrible
prowess   resembling   giants   and   demona   have   come.

ÁyatkmaIpdanaà   blvÓtaE   ¢jt²ma:   .
pra@mEx¤   ¢vÁyata   ÛyvsayEx¤   caEäOma:   =4=

ÁyatkmaIpdana:   c

reputed for their exploits and excellence in character

blvÓt:

mighty

¢jt²ma:

conquered fatigue

pra@mEx¤

for valour

¢vÁyata:

famous

ÛyvsayEx¤

in enterprises

c   uäOma:

are the best

4.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   they   are   of   reputed   for   their   exploits,   excellent
character,   great   might,   conquerede   fatigue,   noted   for   their   valour   and   are   the
the   best   in   enterprises.

p¦T£ÛyØb¤cra   ram   nanang¢nva¢sn:   .
kaEÊYaEGaà   imE   p#açOa   vanraÞtv   ¢kÄðra:   =5=

p¦T£ÛyØb¤cra:

those who move on land and water

ram

Rama

nanang¢nva¢sn:

residents on various mountain ranges

kaEÊYaEGa:

number many crores

c

also

imE

these

p#açOa:

have arrived

vanra:

monkeys

tv

your

¢kÄðra:

servants

5.Sygriva   told   Rama   that   these   monkeys   which   have   arrived   can   move   on   land
and   on   water,   reside   on   various   mountain   ranges,   number   many   crores   and   all
his   servants.

¢ndESv¢tIn:   sv©I   sv©I   g¤â¢htE   rta:   .
A¢Bp#Etmn¤¿at¤|   tv   SßyÓÏy¢rÓdm   =6=

¢ndESv¢tIn:

will comply with orders

sv©I	all of them

sv©I	all of them

g¤â¢htE

on doing good to their master

rta:

devoted

A¢Bp#Et|

your desire

An¤¿at¤|

to carry out

tv

your

Sßy¢Ót

are capable

A¢rÓdm

tamer of foes

6.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   all   of   them   will   comply   with   his   orders,   are   devoted
on   doing   good   to   their   master   and   they   are   capable   to   carry   out   his   desire.

yÓmÓysE   nrÛyaG#   p#açOkal|   tѤÅytam¯   .
ÏvÏsWÓy|   Ïv¹SE   y¤³maåOap¢yt¤mhI¢s   =7=

yt¯

whatever

mÓysE

you consider

nrÛyaG#

Tiger among men

p#açOkal|

as the appropriate time

tt¯

that

uÅytam¯

may be indicated

ÏvÏsWÓy|

your army

ÏvÏvSE

under your control

y¤³|

is ready

AaåOap¢yt¤|

to order

AhI¢s

should

7.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   whatever   he   considered   as   the   appropriate   time   may
be   indicated   and   he   may   issue   orders   to   his   which   is   ready   was   under   his
control.

kammExa¢md|   kayI|   ¢v¢dt|   v£r   tt¯Ïvt:   .
tTa{¢p   t¤   yTatt¯ÏvmaåOap¢yt¤mhI¢s   =8=

kam|	as you desire

exa|

for them

id|   kayI|

this task

¢v¢dt|

is wellknown

v£r	Valiant one

tt¯Ïvt:

in truth

tTa{¢p

even then

t¤

in this

yTatt¯Ïv|

as is to be done

AaåOap¢yt¤|

to instruct

AhI¢s

you should

8.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   even   though   all   of   them   are   aware   of   the   task   in   hand   even   then,   he   should   instruct   what   is   to   be   done.

i¢t   b#¤vaN|   s¤g#£v|   ramaE   dSrTaÏmj:   .
bah¤×ya|   s|p¢rÝvÇy   id|   vcnmb#v£t¯   =9=

i¢t

as above

b#¤vaN|

speaking

s¤g#£v|

Sugriva

ram:

Rama

dSrTaÏmj:

the son of Dasaratha

bah¤×ya|

with both hands

s|p¢rÝvÇy

embracing

id|	the following

vcn|

words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

9.The   son   of   Dasaratha,   Rama,   embracing   with   both   hands   Sugriva   who   was
speaking   as   above   spoke   the   following   words.'

åOayta|   s¬Øy   vWdEh£   y¢d   j£v¢t   va   n   va   .
s   c   dESaE   mhap#aåO   y¢ÞmÓvs¢t   ravN:   =10=

åOayta|

let it be known

s¯y	gentle one

vWdEh£

Sita

y¢d   j£v¢t    va

whether is alive

n   va

or not

s:   c   dES:

that place also

mhap#aåO

highly intelligent

y¢Þmn¯

where

vs¢t

lives

ravN:

Ravana

10.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   whether   Sita   is   alive   or   not   let   the   place   where
Ravana   lives   be   known.