A¢DgØy   t¤   vWdEh£|   ¢nly|   ravNÞy   c   .
p#açOkal|   ¢vDaÞya¢m   t¢ÞmÓkalE   sh   Ïvya   =11=

A¢DgØy

having ascertained

t¤   vWdEh£|

about Sita also

¢nly|

the abode

ravNÞy

of Ravana

c

also

p#açOkal|

at the correct time

¢vDaÞya¢m

will think about

t¢Þmn¯

at that

kalE

time

sh

along

Ïvya

with you

11.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   having   ascertained   about   Sita   and   the   abode   of
Ravana   he   shall   think   what   will   be   the   correct   time   with   Sugriva.

nahm¢Þmn¯p#B¤:   kay©I   vanrES   n   lßmN:   .
ÏvmEv   hEt¤:   kayIÞy   p#B¤à   ÔlvgEßvr   =12=

n

am not

Ah|

I

A¢Þmn¯

in this

p#B¤:

have the right to order

kay©I

task

vanrES

lord of monkeys

n   lßmN:

neither Lakshmana

Ïv|   ev

you alone

hEt¤:

instrumental

kayIÞy

of the task

p#B¤:

lord

c

also

ÔlvgEßvr

King of monkeys

12.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   in   this   matter   neither   he   nor   Lakshmana   have   the
the   right   to   issue   orders   but   Sugriva   alone   can   be   instrumental   in   ordering   of
what   is   to   be   done   for   the   task.

ÏvmEvaåOapy   ¢vBaE   mm   kayI¢v¢nàym¯   .
Ïv|   ¢h   jana¢s   yÏkayI|   mm   v£r   n   s|Sy:   =13=

Ïv|   ev

you yourself

AaåOapy

give orders

¢vBaE

King

mm

my

kayI¢v¢nàym¯

what is to be done in this task

Ïv|   ¢h

you alone

jana¢s

know

yt¯   kayI|

what is to be done

mm

for me

v£r

Valiant

n   s|Sy:

there is no doubt

13.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   he   himself   should   issue   orders   about   what   is   to   be
done   in   Rama's   task.   Sugriva   knew   what   is   to   be   done   for   this   and   there   was   no   doubt   about   it.

s¤¶dq¢¹t£yaE   ¢v@aÓt:   p#aåO:   kal¢vSEx¢vt¯   .
BvanÞm¢¼tE   y¤³:   s¤k]taTa©I{TI¢väOm:   =14=

s¤¶dq¢¹t£y:

a second companion

¢v@aÓt:

are valiant

p#aåO:

wise

kal¢vSEx¢vt¯

know the particular time for action

Bvan¯

you

AÞm¢¼tE

on doing to us

¢htE

good

y¤³:

intent

s¤k]taTI:

doing things after weighing the pros and cons

ATI¢väOm:

the best among those who knew the purpose

14.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   he   was   a   second   companion,   would   never
desert   his   friends,   valiant,   wise,   know   the   perticular   time   for   action,   intent   on
doing   good   to   them,   doing   things   after   weighing   pros   and   cons   and   the   best
among   those   who   knew   the   purpose.

evm¤³Þt¤   s¤g#£vaE   ¢vnt|   nam   y¥Tpm¯   .
Ab#v£d#amsa¢°ÒyE   lßmNÞy   c   D£mt:   .
SWlaB|   mEG¢nGa©Ixm¥¢jIt|   ÔlvgEßvr:   =15=

ev|

as above

u³:

spoken to

t¤   s¤g#£v:

Sugriva himself

¢vnt|

toVinata

nam

by name

y¥Tpm¯

a commander

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

ramsa¢°ÒyE

in the presence of Rama

lßmNÞy   c

of Lakshmana also

D£mt:

the wise

SWlaB|

who looked like a mountain

mEG¢nGa©Ix|

thundered like the cloud

U¢jIt|

of tremendous energy

ÔlvgEßvr:

the king of monkeys

15.Spoken   to   as   above,   Sugriva   spoke   in   the   presence   of   Rama   and   Lakshmana   to   a   commander   with   tremendous   energy,   Vinata,   who   looked   like   a   mountain   and   thundered   like   a   cloud.

saEms¥yaIÏmjW:   saDI|   vanrWvaInraEäOm   .
dESkalnyWy¤I³:   kayaIkayI¢v¢nàyE   =16=
v¦t:   StshÞa#EN   vanraNa|   tr¢Þvnam¯   .
A¢DgÅC   ¢dS|   p¥vaI|   sSWlvnkannam¯     =17=

saEms¥yaIÏmjW:

with the sons of the Moon and the Sun

saDI|

along with

vanrW:

monkeys

vanraEäOm

The best among monkeys

dESkalnyW:

political wisdom suited to a place and time

y¤³:	endowed with

kayaIkayI¢v¢nàyE

skilled in deciding your duties

v¦t:	surrrounded by

StshÞa#EN

ten thousand

vanraNa|

monkeys

tr¢Þvnam¯

of tremendous prowess

A¢DgÅC

you explore

¢dS|	the direction

p¥vaI|

of east

sSWlvnkannam¯

with its mountains, forests and woods

16,17.Sugriva   told   Vinata   that   he   explore   in   the   direction   of   east   with   its
mountains,   forests   and   woods   surrounded   by   ten   thousand   monkeys   who   were
the   sons   of   the   sun   and   the   moon   and   with   tremendous   prowess.

tæO   s£ta|   c   vWdEh£|   ¢nly|   ravNÞy   c   .
magIÒv|   ¢g¢rѤg©Ix¤   vnEx¤   c   nd£x¤   c   =18=
nd£|   Bag£rT£|   rØya|   yam¤n|   c   mha¢g¢rm¯   =19=
srÞvt£|   c   ¢sÓD¤|   c   SaEN|   m¢N¢nBaEdkm¯   .
mh£|   kalmh£|   cWv   SWlkannSaE¢Btam¯   =20=
b#'mala¢ÓvdEha|à   malvan¯   ka¢SkaEslan¯   .
magDa|à   mhag#aman¯   p¤N¯f®aÓvÄña|ÞtTWv   c   =
päOn|   kaESkaraNa|   B¥¢m|   c   rjtakram¯   =21=

tæO

there

s£ta|   c

Sita also

vWdEh£|

the princess of Videha

¢nly|

the abode

ravNÞy

of Ravana

c

also

magIÒv|

make a search

¢g¢rѤg©Ix¤

in mountains and caves

vnEx¤   c

in the forests also

nd£x¤   c

in the rivers also

nd£|

the river

Bag£rT£|

Bhagirathi

rØya|

the beautiful

yam¤n|

the Yamuna

c

also

mha¢g¢rm¯

the great mountain

srÞvt£|   c

in Saraswati river also

¢sÓD¤|   c

in Sindhu river also

SaEN|

in Sona river

m¢N¢nBaEdkm¯

with water as brilliant as diamond

mh£|	in the land known as 'Mahi'

kalmh£|

the land known as 'Kalamahi'

c

also

ev

only

SWlkannSaE¢Btam¯

graced with mountains and forests

b#'malan¯

the territory of Brahmamalas

¢vdEhan¯   c

Videha also

malvan¯

the Malava region

ka¢SkaEslan¯

the areas known as Kasi and Kosalas

magDan¯   c

in the Magadha region also

mhag#aman¯

sprawling villages

p¤N¯f®an¯

in the territory of Pundra

vÄñan¯

the Vanga country

tTa	in the same way

ev

only

c

also

päOn|

in the cities

kaESkaraNa|

in the country ruled by kings known as Kosakara

B¥¢m|   c

in the land area also

rjtakram¯

known as Rajatakara

18   to   21.Sugriva   told   Vinata   to   search   there   in   the   mountains   and   caves,
forests,   the   river   banks   of   Bhagirathi,   the   great   mountain   yamuna,   rivers
Saraswathi   and   Sindhu   and   Sona   whose   water   is   brilliant   as   diamond,   the
land   of   Mahi   and   Kalamahi   graced   with   mountains   and   forests,   the   territory
of   Brahmamala   and   Videha,   Malava,   Kasi   and   Kosala,   the   sprawling   villages
in   the   Magadha   area,   territory   known   as   Pundra   and   Vanga,   the   contry   ruled
by   kings   known   as   Kosakara   and   the   area   known   as   Rajatakara   for   Sita   and   the   the   abode   of   Ravana.