dSInaTI|   t¤   vWdE/a:   svIt:   k¢py¥Tpa:   .
Ûya¢d¾a:   k¢prajEn   yTaE³|   jÂm¤r¸sa   =1=

dSInaTI

to locate

t¤

in this

vWdE/a:

of the princess of the Videha, Sita

svIt:

all round

k¢py¥Tpa:

the commanders of the monkey armies

Ûya¢d¾a:

been instructed

k¢prajEn

by the king of monkeys

yTaE³|

as ordered

jÂm¤:

left

A¸sa

instantly

1.As   ordered   by   Sugriva   to   locate   Sita,   the   commanders   of   the   monkey   armies
instantly   left   as   instructed.

sra|¢s   s¢rt:   kXanakaS|   ngra¢N   c   .
nd£Ñ¤gaI|ÞtTa   SWlan¯   ¢v¢cÓv¢Ót   smÓt:   =2=

sra|¢s

lakes

s¢rt:

rivers

kXan¯

dense dark forests

AakaS|

open space

ngra¢N   c

cities also

nd£Ñ¤gaIn¯

impenetrable by rivers

tTa	in the same way

SWlan¯

mountains

¢v¢cÓv¢Ót

searched

smÓt:

on all sides

2.They   searched   on   all   sides   lakes,   rivers,   dense   dark   forests,   open   spaces,
cities   and   in   places   made   impenetrable   by   rivers.

s¤g#£vEN   smaÁyatan¯   sv©I   vanrp¤Äñva:   .
p#dESan¯   p#¢v¢cÓv¢Ót   sSWlvnkannan¯   =3=

s¤g#£vEN

by Sugriva

smaÁyatan¯

comprehensively instructed

sv©I

all

vanrp¤Äñva:

the best among monkeys

p#dESan¯

the regions

p#¢v¢cÓv¢Ót

searched

sSWlvnkannan¯

with the mountains, forests and woodlands

3.The     best   among   monkeys   as   comprehensively   instructed   by   Sugriva   searches
all   the   regions   along   with   the   mountains,   forests   and   woodlands.

¢v¢cÏy   ¢dvs|   sv©I   s£ta¢DgmnE   D¦ta:   .
smaya¢Ót   Þm   mE¢dÓya|   ¢nSakalEx¤   vanra:   =4=

¢v¢cÏy

having searched

¢dvs|

during the day

sv©I

all

s£ta¢DgmnE

locating Sita

D¦ta:

intent on

smaya¢Ót   Þm

came together at one place

mE¢dÓya|

on the earth

¢nSakalEx¤

during the nights

vanra:

the monkeys

4.All   the   monkeys   intent   on   locating   Sita,   having   searched   during   the   day   came   together   at   one   place   during   the   night.

svIt¤Ikaman¯   dESEx¤   vanra:   sPld#^man¯   .
Aasaï   rjn£|   SÙya|   c@[:   sv©IÝvhÞs¤   tE   =5=

svIt¤Ikaman¯

capable of providing in all seasons

dESEx¤

in the regions

vanra:

the monkeys

sPld#^man¯

trees laden with fruits

Aasaï

reaching

rjn£|

in the night

SÙya|   c@[:

slept

sv©Ix¤

in all

Ah:s¤

during the days

tE

they

5.The   monkeys   reaching   during   the   days   in   all   regions   with   trees   capable   of
providing   fruits   in   all   seasons,   slept   during   the   night.

tdh:   p#Tm|   k]Ïva   masE   p#Þa#vNaclE   .
k¢prajEn   s|gØy   ¢nraSa:   k¢py¥Tpa:   =6=

tt¯	that (on which they set out)

Ah:

day

p#Tm|

as the first

k]Ïva

reckoning

masE	in a month

p#Þa#vNaclE

on the Prasravana mountain

k¢prajEn

with the king of monkeys

s|gØy

rejoined

¢nraSa:

disappointed

k¢py¥Tpa:

the monkey chiefs

6.The   monkey   chiefs,   reckoning   the   day   on   which   thet   set   out   as   the   first   day,   returned   disappointed   in   a   month   and   rejoined   Sugriva   on   the   prasravana
mountain.

¢v¢cÏy   t¤   ¢dS|   p¥vaI|   yTaE³a|     s¢cvW:   sh   .
Aè¾qva   ¢vnt:   s£tamajgam   mhabl:   =7=

¢v¢cÏy

having searched

t¤

then

¢dS|

direction

p¥vaI|

eastern

yTaE³a|

assigned

s¢cvW:

with ministers

sh	along with

Aè¾qva

not finding

¢vnt:

Vinata

s£ta|

Sita

Aajgam

came back

mhabl:

with great might

7.Vinata,   with   great   might,   came   back   having   searched   the   assigned   eastern
direction   with   his   ministers   and   not   finding   Sita.

uäOra|   t¤   ¢dS|   svaI|||   ¢v¢cÏy   s   mhak¢p:   .
Aagt:   sh   sWÓyEn   v£r:   Stb¢lÞtda   =8=

uäOra|

the northern

t¤

in this

¢dS|

direction

svaI|

the entire

¢v¢cÏy

having searched

s:

that

mhak¢p:

the great monkey

Aagt:

returned

sh	along with

sWÓyEn

with his army

v£r:	the valiant

Stb¢l:

Satabali

tda

then

8.Then   the   great   and   valiant   monkey   Satabali   returned,   having   searched   the
entire   northern   direction,   along   with   his   army.

s¤xEN:   p¢àmamaSa|   ¢v¢cÏy   sh   vanrW:   .
smEÏy   masE   s|p¥N©I   s¤g#£vm¤pc@mE   =9=

s¤xEN:

Sushena

p¢àma|

the western

AaSa|

direction

¢v¢cÏy

having searched

sh	along with

vanrW:

the monkeys

smEÏy

nearing

masE

a month

s|p¥N©I

on completion of

s¤g#£v|

Sugriva

upc@mE

stood in waiting

9.Having   searched   thoroughly   the   western   direction   with   the   monkeys,   Sushena
returned   on   completion   of   a   month,   and   stood   in   waiting   near   Sugriva.

t|   p#Þa#vNp¦¾ÞT|   smasaïa¢Bvaï   c     .
Aas£n|   sh   ramEN   s¤g#£v¢mdmb#¤vn¯   =10=

t|

that

p#Þa#vNp¦¾ÞT|

on the plateau of Prasravana

smasaï

approaching

A¢Bvaï   c

paying respects also

Aas£n|

seated

sh	along with

ramEN

with Rama

s¤g#£v|

to Sugriva

id|	the following words

Ab#¤vn¯

spoke

10.All   of   them   approaching   and   paying   respects   to   Sugriva,   seated   on   the
plateau   of   Prasravana   spoke   the   following   words.