nana¢vDWnIgW:   P[ÚlWlIta¢BàaEpSaE¢Btm¯   .
gÓDvIyXp#vrWrÔsraE¢Bà   SaE¢Btm¯   =22=
¢s¼carNs||GWà   p#k£NI|   s¤mnaEhrm¯   .
tm¤pW¢t   shÞa#aX:   sda   pvIs¤   pvIs¤   =23=

nana¢vDW:

with a variety of

ngW:	with trees

P[ÚlW:

in full bloom

lta¢B:   c

with creepers also

upSaE¢Btm¯

adorned

gÓDvIyXp#vrW:

by the best among Gandharvas, Yakshas

AÔsraE¢B:   c

by celestial nymphs also

SaE¢Btm¯

graced

¢s¼carNs||GW:

with groups of siddhas and caranas

c

also

p#k£NI|

thronged

s¤mnaEhrm¯

extermely charming to look at

t|	that place

upW¢t

visits

shÞa#aX:

the thousandeyed Indra

sda

always

pvIs¤   pvIs¤

on the new moon day

22,23.Sugriva   told   them   that   Indra   visits   that   mountain   on   every   new   moon   day,   extremely   charming   to   look   at,   adorned   with   varieties   of   trees   in   full   bloom   and   creepers.   graced   by   the   best   of   Gandharvas,   Yakshas,   celestial   nymphs   and   thronged   with   Sidhas   and   Charanas.

¹£pÞtÞyaprE   parE   StyaEjn¢vÞt¦t:   .
AgØyaE   man¤xWd£IçOÞt|   magIÒv|   smÓtt:   =24=

¹£p:

island

tÞy

its

AprE

other

parE

bank

StyaEjn¢vÞt¦t:

extending to a hundred yojanas

AgØy:

difficult of access

man¤xW:

by humans

d£çO:

too scorching

t|

that

magIÒv|

search

smÓtt:

all around

24.Sugriva   told   them   that   on   the   other   bank   of   the   ocean   there   is   an   island
which   extending   to   hundred   yojanas,   difficult   of   access   by   humans   and
scorching   which   should   be   searched   all   round.

tæO   svaIÏmna   s£ta   ma¢gItÛya   ¢vSExt:   =25=

tæO

there

svaIÏmna

with all efforts

s£ta

Sita

ma¢gItÛya

is to be searched

¢vSExt:

especially

25.Sugriva   told   them   that   there   Sita   should   be   searched   for   especially   with   all
efforts.

s   ¢h   dESÞt¤   vÒyÞy   ravNÞy   ѤraÏmn:   .
raXsa¢DptEvaIs:   shÞa#aXsmï¤tE:   =26=

s:

that

¢h

indeed

dES:   t¤

place is

vÒyÞy

fit to be killed

ravNÞy

of Ravana

ѤraÏmn:

the evil minded

raXsa¢DptE:

the king of the ogres'

vas:

residence

shÞa#aXsmï¤tE:

having the radiance of the thousandeyed Indra

26.Sugriva   told   them   that   indeed   that   place   is   the   residence   of   the   evil   minded   Ravana,   the   king   of   ogres,   having   the   radiance   of   Indra   and   fit   to   be   killed.

d¢XNÞy   sm¤d#Þy   mÒyE   tÞy   t¤   raXs£   .
AÄñarkE¢t   ¢vÁyata   Cayamak]Ýy   BaEjn£   =27=

d¢XNÞy

of the southern

sm¤d#Þy

of the ocean

mÒyE	in the middle

tÞy

that

t¤

in this

raXs£

an ogress

AÄñarka

Angaraka

i¢t

by name

¢vÁyata

well known

Caya|

the shadow

Aak]Ýy

seizing

BaEjn£

procures as prey

27.Sugriva   told   them   that   in   the   middle   of   that   southern   ocean   lives   an   ogress   well   known   by   name   Angaraka,   who   procures   as   prey   by   seizing   the   shadows   of   those   flying   in   the   air.

ev|   ¢nÞs|Syan¯   k]Ïva   s|Sya°¾s|Sya:   .
m¦gyÒv|   nrEÓd#Þy   pÏn£m¢mttEjs:   =28=

ev|

as above

¢nÞs|Syan¯

having removed all doubts lurking

k]Ïva

having done

s|Syan¯

doubtful about places to be searched

n¾s|Sya:

having cleared doubts

m¦gyÒv|

you should search

nrEÓd#Þy

of the ruler of men

pÏn£|

wife

A¢mttEjs:

of limitless prowess

28.Sugriva   told   them   that   as   above   having   removed   all   doubts   about   the   doubtful   places   to   be   searched   they   should   search   for   the   wife   of   the   ruler   of   men   with   limitless   prowess.

tm¢t@Øy   lßm£vaÓsm¤d#E   StyaEjnE   .
¢g¢r:   p¤¢ÝptkaE   nam   ¢s¼carNsE¢vt:   =29=

t|

that

A¢t@Øy

crossing

lßm£van¯

illustrious

sm¤d#E

in the ocean

StyaEjnE

of one hundred yojanas

¢g¢r:

mountain

p¤¢Ýptk:   nam

Pushpitaka by name

¢s¼carNsE¢vt:

inhabited by by Siddhas and Caranas

29.Sugriva   told   them   that   beyond   that   there   is   an   illustrious   mountain   called
Pushpitaka   extending   to   a   distance   of   a   hundred   yojanas,   in   the   ocean,   inhabited   by   Sidhdas   and   caranas.   (29)

cÓd#s¥yaI|S¤sÄðaS:   sagraØb¤smav¦t:   .
B#ajtE   ¢vp¤lW:   S¦ÄñWrØbr|   ¢v¢lK¢°v   =30=

cÓd#s¥yaI||S¤sÄðaS:

brilliant as the rays of the Sun and the moon

sagraØb¤smav¦t:

surrounded by the waters of the ocean

B#ajtE

shines

¢vp¤lW:

with tall

S¦ÄñW:

peaks

AØbr|

the sky

¢v¢lKn¯

scratching

iv	as it were

30.Sugriva   told   them   that   it   shines   as   brilliantly   as   the   rays   of   the   sun   and   the   surrounded   on   all   sides   by   the   water   of   the   sea   and   with   its   tall   peaks   scratching   the   sky   as   it   were.