THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 45 : SLOKAS 1 TO 10


s£taÓvExNay   vanrsEnp#ÞTanm¯   -   ARMY   OF   MONKEYS   SET   OUT   IN
SEARCH   OF   SITA

svaI|àah¥y   s¤g#£v:   Ôlvgan¯ÔlvgxIB:   .
smÞtanb#v£ìoyaE   ramkayaITI¢s¼yE   =
evmEt¢dcEtÛy||   yÓmya   p¢rk£¢tItm¯   =1=

svaIn¯     all
c    also
Aah¥y     summoning
s¤g#£v:     Sugriva
Ôlvgan¯     monkeys
ÔlvgxIB:     the foremost among monkeys
smÞtan¯     together
Ab#v£t¯     spoke
B¥y:     again
ramkayaITI¢s¼yE     for accomplishing the task for Rama
ev|    thus
ett¯     this
¢vcEtÛy|     is to be searched for
yt¯    which
mya    by me
p¢rk£¢tItm¯     was instructed

1.Sugriva,   summoning   all   the   apes   together   spoke   to   them   again   for
accomplishing   the   task   for   Rama   that   they   should   search   all   the   areas   as
was   instructed   by   him.

tѤg#Sasn|   Bt¤I¢vIåOay   h¢rp¤Äñva:   .
SlBa   iv   s|Caï   mE¢dn£|   s|p#t¢ÞTrE   =2=

tt¯    that
ug#Sasn|     stern command
Bt¤I:     of their master
¢våOay     understanding
h¢rp¤Äñva:     the leaders of monkeys
SlBa   iv     like locusts
s|Caï     totally covering
mE¢dn£|     the earth
s|p#t¢ÞTrE     set out

2.The   leaders   of   monkeys,   understanding   the   stern   command   of   their   master
set   out   totally   covering   the   earth   like   locusts.

ram:   p#Þa#vNE   t¢Þmn¯   ÓyvsÏshlßmN:   .
p#t£XmaNÞt|   mas|   y:   s£ta¢DgmE   k]t:   =3=

ram:    Rama
p#Þa#vNE     in Prasravana mountain
t¢Þmn¯     on that
Óyvst¯     stayed
shlßmN:     along with Lakshmana
p#t£XmaN:     waiting
t|    that
mas|    the period of one month
y:    which
s£ta¢DgmE     in locating Sita
k]t:    which was fixed

3.Waiting   for   the   period   of   one   month   which   was   fixed   for   locating   Sita,
Rama   stayed,   along   with   Lakshmana,   on   Prasravana   mountain.

uäOra|   t¤   ¢dS|   rØya|   ¢g¢rrajsmav¦tam¯   .
p#tÞTE   shsa   v£raE   h¢r:   Stb¢lÞtda   =4=

uäOra|     towards northern
t¤     in this
¢dS|     direction
rØya|     charming
¢g¢rrajsmav¦tam¯     blocked by the king of mountains Himalayas
p#tÞTE     set out
shsa    immediately
v£r:     the valiant
h¢r:     monkey
Stb¢l:     Satabali
tda    then

4.Then,   the   valiant   monkey   Satabali   set   out   immediately   towards   the   charming
norhern   direction   which   was   blocked   by   himalaya   mountain.

p¥vaI||   ¢dS|   p#¢t   yy¬   ¢vntaE   nam   y¥Tp:   =5=

p¥vaI|     eastern
¢dS|     direction
p#¢t     towards
yy¬    went
¢vnt:     Vinata
nam    by name
y¥Tp:     the monkey chief

5.The   monkey   chief,   Vinata   by   name,   went   towards   the   eastern   direction.

AgÞÏyc¢rtamaSa|   d¢XNa|   h¢ry¥Tp:   .
taraÄñda¢ds¢htaE   hn¤man¯   maâtaÏmj:   =6=
p¢àma|   t¤   B¦S|   GaEra|   s¤xEN:   ÔlvgEár:   .
p#tÞTE   h¢rSaÑ¥IlaE   ¢dS|   vâNpa¢ltam¯   =7=

AgÞÏyc¢rta|     the region resorted to by sage Agastya
AaSa|    direction
d¢XNa|     southern
h¢ry¥Tp:     the monkey chief
taraÄñda¢ds¢ht:     accompanied by Taran, Angada and others
hn¤man¯     Hanuman
maâtaÏmj:     the son of the Wind God
p¢àma|     western
t¤     similarly went
B¦S|     most
GaEra|    extremely fearful
s¤xEN:     Sushena
ÔlvgEár:     the lord of monkeys
p#tÞTE     set out
h¢rSaÑ¥Il:     the tiger among monkeys
¢dS|     direction
vâNpa¢ltam¯     protected by Varuna

6,7.The   son   of   wind   god,   Hanuman,   along   with   Taran,   Angada   and   others   left
towards   the   southern   direction,   the   region   resorted   to   by   sage   Agatya   while
Sushena,   a   tiger   among   monkeys,   left   towards   the   extremely   fearful   western
direction   protected   by   the   rain   god,   Varuna.

tt:   svaI   ¢dSaE   raja   caEd¢yÏva   yTatTm¯   .
k¢psEnapt£Óm¤ÁyaÓm¤maEd   s¤¢Kt:s¤Km¯   =8=

tt:    thus
svaI:    all
¢dS:     in directions
raja    the king, Sugriva
caEd¢yÏva     having despatched
yTatTm¯     without any hitch
k¢psEnapt£n¯     the commanders of the monkey army
m¤Áyan¯     the chief
m¤maEd     felt joyous
s¤¢Kt:     happily
s¤Km¯     enjoyed

8.Having   despatched   all   the   chief   commanders   of   the   monkey   in   all   directions
without   any   hitch,   Sugriva   felt   joyous   and   happily   enjoyed   life.

ev|   s|caE¢dta:   sv©I   raåOa   vanrp¤Äñva:   .
Þva|   Þva|   ¢dSm¢Bp#EÏy   Ïv¢rta:   s|p#t¢ÞTrE   =9=

ev|    as above
s|caE¢dta:     when ordered
sv©I     all
raåOa     by the king
vanrp¤Äñva:     the best of monkeys
Þva|   Þva|     their
¢dS|     direction
A¢Bp#EÏy     towards
Ïv¢rta:     quickly
s|p#t¢ÞTrE     moved forward

9.All   the   best   among   the   monkeys   when   ordered   as   above   by   Sugriva   quickly
moved   forward   towards   their   respective   directions.

ndÓtàaE°dÓtà   gjIÓtà   ÔlvÄñma:   .
ßvElÓtaE   Davmanaà   yy¤:   ÔlvgsäOma:   =
Aan¢yÝyamhE   s£ta|   h¢nÝyamà   ravNm¯   =10=

ndÓt:   c     shouting also
u°dÓt:   c     roaring also
gjIÓt:   c     thundering also
ÔlvÄñma:     the apes
ßvElÓt:     jumping and leaping
Davmana:   c     running also
yy¤:     proceeded
ÔlvgsäOma:     the best of monkeys
Aan¢yÝyamhE     we shall bring back
s£ta|     Sita
h¢nÝyam:   c     we will kill also
ravNm¯     Ravana

10.The   best   among   monkeys   shouting,   roaring,   thundering,   jumping,   leaping   and
running   proceeded   ahead   saying   that   they   will   kill   Ravana   and   bring   Sita   back.    

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