THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 41 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


d¢XNÞya|   hn¤mt¯p#ExNm¯   -   SENDING   HANUMAN   TOWARDS   SOUTH

tt:   p#ÞTaÔy   s¤g#£vÞtÓmh¹anr|   blm¯   .
d¢XNa|   p#Exyamas   vanran¢Bl¢Xtan¯   =1=

tt:    then
p#ÞTaÔy     having sent
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
tt¯    that
mht¯     large
vanr|    monkey
blm¯     army
d¢XNa|     to the south
p#Exyamas     sent
vanran¯     the monkeys
A¢Bl¢Xtan¯     handpicked

1.Having   sent   that   large   monkey   army,   Sugriva   then   sent   handpicked   monkeys
to   the   south.

n£lm¢g"s¤t|   cWv   hn¤mÓt|   c   vanrm¯   .
¢ptamhs¤t|   cWv   jaØbvÓt|   mhablm¯   =2=
s¤haEæO|   c   Sra¢r|   c   Srg¤Úm|   tTWv   c   .
gj|   gvaX|   gvy|   s¤xENm¦xB|   tTa   =3=
mWÓd|     c   ¢¹¢vd|   cWv   SrB|   gÓDmadnm¯   .
uÚkam¤KmsÄñ|   c   h¤taSns¤tav¤B¬   =4=
AÄñdp#m¤Kan¯   v£ran¯   v£r:   k¢pgNEár:   .
vEg¢v@msØp°an¯   s¢ÓddES   ¢vSEx¢vt¯   =5=

n£l|     Nila
A¢g"s¤t|     the son of the fire god
c    also
ev    only
hn¤mÓt|   c     Hanuman also
vanrm¯     the monkey
¢ptamhs¤t|     the son of Brahma
c    also
ev    only
jaØbvÓt|     Jambavan
mhablm¯     of extremely powerful
s¤haEæO|   c     Suhotra also
Sra¢r|   c     Sarari also
Srg¤Úm|   tTa     Saragulma also
ev    only
c    also
gj|    Gaja
gvaX|    Gavaksha
gvy|    Gavaya
s¤xEN|     Sushena
§xB|   tTa     Rishabha also
mWÓd|   c     Mainda also
¢¹¢vd|   c     Dvivida also
ev   SrB|     Sarabha also
gÓDmadnm¯     Gandhamadana
uÚkam¤K|     Ulkamukha
AsÄñ|   c     Asanga also
h¤taSns¤t¬     the sons of Hutasana
uB¬     the two
AÄñdp#m¤Kan¯     monkeys under the lead of Angada
v£ran¯     heroes
v£r:     the gallant
k¢pgNEár:     the chief of monkey bands
vEg¢v@msØp°an¯     endowed with speed and prowess
s¢ÓddES     instructed as follows
¢vSEx¢vt¯     judicious

2   to   5.Sugriva   instructed   as   follows   to   the   monkeys   under   the   lead   of   Angada
who   were   endowed   with   speed   and   prowess   viz   Nila,   son   of   god   of   fire,
the   monkey   Hanuman,   the   extremely   powerful   Jambavan,   son   of   Brahma,
Suhotra,   Sarari,   Saragulma,   Gaja,   Gavaksha,   Gavaya,   Sushena,   Vrshaba,   Mainda,
Dvivida,   Sarabha,   Gandhamadana   and   to   the   twin   sons   of   Hutasana,   Ulkamukha
and   Asanga.

tExamg#Esr|   cWv   mhablmTaÄñdm¯   .
¢vDay   h¢rv£raNama¢dSê¢XNa|     ¢dSm¯   =6=

tExa|    those
Ag#Esr|    as commander
c    also
ev    only
mhabl|    of great strength
AT    then
AÄñdm¯     Angada
¢vDay     appointing
h¢rv£raNam¯     of the valorous monkeys
Aa¢dSt¯     instructed
d¢XNa|     south
¢dSm¯     direction

6.Appointing   Angada   with   great   strength   as   the   commander   of   the   valorous
monkeys,   Sugriva   then   instructed   about   the   south   direction.

yE   kEcn   sm¤êESaÞtÞya|   ¢d¢S   s¤Ñ¤gIma:   .
kp£S:   k¢pm¤Áyana|   s   tExa|   tan¤dahrt¯   =7=

yE   kEcn     whatever
sm¤êESa:     regions
tÞya|     in that
¢d¢S     direction
s¤Ñ¤gIma:     difficult of access
kp£S:     the king of apes
k¢pm¤Áyana|     to those monkey chiefs
s:    he
tExa|    to them
tan¯     about them
udahrt¯     explained in detail as follows

7.Sugriva   explained   in   detail   to   those   monkey   chiefs   about   whatever   regions   in
that   direction   which   would   be   difficult   of   access.

shÞa#¢SKr|   ¢vÓÒy|   nanad#^mltay¤tm¯   .
nmIda|   c   nd£|   ѤgaI|   mhaErg¢nxE¢vtam¯   =8=
ttaE   BaEgvt£|   rØya|   k]ÝNvEN£|   mhand£m¯   .
vrda|   c   mhaBaga|   mhaErg¢nxE¢vtam¯   =9=
mEKlam¤Ïkla|   cWv   dSaNIngraÎy¢p   .
AávÓt£mvÓt£|   c   svImEvan¤pÜyt   =10=

shÞa#¢SKr|     of a thousand peaks
¢vÓÒy|     Vindhyas
nanad#^mltay¤tm¯     covered with various trees and creepers
nmIda|    the Narmada
c   nd£|     river also
ѤgaI|     difficult to cross
mhaErg¢nxE¢vtam¯     infested with great snakes
tt:    then
BaEgÛt£|     Bhogavati
rØya|     the charming
k]ÝNvEN£|     Krishnaveni
mhand£m¯     the great river
vrda|   c     river Varada also
mhaBaga|     the highly blessed
mhaErg¢nxE¢vtam¯     infested with great snakes
mEKla|    Mekhala
uÏkla|     Utkala
c    also
ev    only
dSaNIngra¢N   A¢p     the cities known as Dasarna also
AávÓt£|     Asvavanti
AvÓt£|   c     Avanti also
svI|   ev     all of this
An¤pÜyt     you explore

8,9,10.Sugriva   told   them   that   they   explore   the   Vindhya   mountains   with   its
thousands   of   peaks   and   covered   with   various   trees   and   creepers   as   also   river
Narmada   which   is   difficult   to   cross   and   infested   with   great   snakes,   then   the
charming   Bhogavati   and   the   great   river,   Krishnaveni,   highly   blessed   river
Varada   infested   with   great   snakes   as   well   as   the   cities   of   Mekhala   and   Utkala,
the   cities   known   as   Dasarna,   Aswavanti   and   Avanti   also.    

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