THE RAMAYANA

KISHKINDA KANDA

SARGA 46 : SLOKAS 21 TO 26


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p#aÔy   caÞt|   ¢g¢r½E¿m¤äOra|   s|p#Da¢vt:   .
¢hmvÓt|   c   mEâ|   c   sm¤d#|   c   tTaEäOrm¯   =21=

p#aÔy   c     after having reached
AÞt|     the western mountain
¢g¢r½E¿|     the best of mountains
uäOra|     in northern direction
s|p#Da¢vt:     was chased
¢hmvÓt|   c     on the himalayas also
mEâ|   c     on meru also
sm¤d#|     on the sea
c    also
tTa    in the same way
uäOrm¯     northern

21.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   having   reached   the   western   mountain,   the   best
of   mountains,   he   was   chased   all   over   the   northern   direction   on   the   himalayas,
on   the   meru   mountain   and   in   the   same   way   tin   the   northern   ocean.

yda   n   ¢vÓd|   SrN||   va¢lna   sm¢Bd#^t:   .
tda   ma|   b¤¢¼sØp°aE   hn¤man¯   vaÀymb#v£t¯   =22=

yda    when
n   ¢vÓd|     did not find
SrN|    refuge
va¢lna     by Vali
sm¢Bd#^t:     being chased constantly
tda    then
ma|    to me
b¤¢¼sØp°:    endowed with wisdom
hn¤man¯     Hanuman
vaÀy|     the following words
Ab#v£t¯     spoke

22.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   did   not   find   a   refuge   when   being   chased
by   Vali,   then   Hanuman,   endowed   with   wisdom   spoke   the   following   words
him.

idan£|   mE   Þm¦t|   rajÓyTa   val£   hr£ár:   .
mtÄñEn   tda   SçOaE   /¢Þm°a½mmÎflE   =23=

idan£|     now
mE    by me
Þm¦t|     recollected
rajn¯     King
yTa    how
val£     Vali
hr£ár:     the king of monkeys
mtÄñEn     by the sage Matanga
tda    at one time
SçO:     was cursed
¢h    indeed
A¢Þmn¯     this
Aa½mmÎflE     area surrounding the hermitage

23.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   Hanuman   recollected   how   Vali   was   cursed   by   the
sage   Matanga   at   one   time   in   that   area   surrounding   the   hermitage.

p#¢vSEï¢d   vW   val£   m¥DaI{Þy   StDa   BvEt¯   .
tæO   vas:   s¤KaE{Þmak|   ¢n⢹g"aE   B¢vÝy¢t   =24=

p#¢vSEt¯     enters
y¢d   vW     in case
val£     Vali
m¥DaI     head
AÞy     his
StDa    into hundred pieces
BvEt¯     will split
tæO     there
vas:    residence
s¤K:     happy
AÞmak|     for us
¢n⢹g":     free from fear
B¢vÝy¢t     will be

24.According   to   Sugriva,   Hanuman   said   that   in   case   Vali   enters   that   area,   his
head   will   be   split   into   hundred   pieces   and   thus   their   residence   in   that   place
will   be   free   from   fear   and   happy.

tt:   pvItmasaï   §Üym¥k|   n¦paÏmj:   .
n   ¢vvES   tda   val£   mtÄñÞy   ByaäO¤   s:   =25=

tt:    then
pvIt|    mountain
Aasaï     reaching
§Üym¥k|     Rishyamuka
n¦paÏmj:     Prince
n   ¢vvES     did not enter
tda    then
val£     Vali
mtÄñÞy     the curse of Matanga
Byat¯     fear arising from
t¤     in this
s:    that

25.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   then   reaching   rishyamukha   mountain   he   lived   there
and   Vali   did   not   enter   due   to   fear   of   the   curse   of   Matanga.

ev|   mya   tda   rajn¯   p#ÏyXm¤pl¢Xtm¯   .
p¦¢Tv£mÎfl|   k]ÏÞa"|   g¤hamÞyagtÞtt:   =26=

ev|    in this way
mya    by me
tda    then
rajn¯     King
p#ÏyX|     with my eyes
upl¢Xtm¯     was seen
p¦¢Tv£mÎfl|    the surface of the earth
k]ÏÞa"|     entire
g¤ha|     to the cave
AÞy     of this
Aagt:    had come
tt:    then

26.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   in   this   way   at   that   time   he   had   seen   the   entire   surface   of   the   earth   and   then   entered   this   mountain   cave.

iÏyax©I  ½£md#amayNE  va¢Úmk£yE  Aa¢dkaÛyE  ¢kÝkÓDakaÎfE  xzqcÏva¢r|S:  sgI:  =46=        

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