ATaÄñdÞtda   svaIÓvanra¢ndmb#v£t¯   .
p¢r½aÓtaE   mhap#aåO:   smaáaÞy   SnWvIc:   =1=

AT

then

AÄñd:

Angada

tda

then

svaIn¯

all

vanran¯

the monkeys

id|	as follows

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

p¢r½aÓt:

indefatigable

mhap#aåO:

extremely wise

smaáaÞy

enthusing

SnW:

slowly

vc:

words

 

1.Then   the   extremely   wise   Angada   enthusing   all   the   monkeys   spoke   slowly
as   follows.

vna¢n   ¢gryaE   nïaE   ѤgaI¢N   ghna¢n   c   .
dr£¢g¢rg¤haàWv   ¢v¢cta¢n   smÓtt:   =2=
tæO   tæO   shaÞma¢BjaInk£   n   c   èÜytE   .
t¹a   rXaE   ¶ta   yEn   s£ta   s¤rs¤taEpma   =3=

vna¢n

forests

¢gryaE:

mountains

nï:

rivers

ѤgaI¢N

places difficult of access

ghna¢n   c

deep and dense forests also

dr£¢g¢rg¤ha:    c   ev

mountain brooks and caves as well

¢v¢cta¢n

have been searched

smÓtt:

all

tæO   tæO

everywhere

sh	along with

AÞma¢B:

by us

jank£

the daughter of Janaka, Sita

n

was not

c

also

èÜytE

seen

tt¯

that

va   rX:

or that ogre, Ravana, even

¶ta	was carried away

yEn

by whom

s£ta

Sita

s¤rs¤taEpma

comparable to a celestial damsel

2,3.Angada   told   them   that   they   all   together   have   searched   all   over   the   forests,
mountains,   rivers,   places   difficult   of   addess,   demse   forests,   caves,   mountain
brooks   and   caves   and   have   not   seen   Sita   nor   even   the   ogre,   Ravana,   who
abducted   Sita   who   is   comaparable   to   a   celestial   damsel.

kalà   naE   mhaÓyat:   s¤g#£vàaEg#Sasn:   .
tÞmaìvÓt:   s¢hta   ¢v¢cÓvÓt¤   smÓtt:   =4=

kal:   c

time fixed also

n:

for us

mhan¯

considerable

yat:	has elapsed

s¤g#£v:   c

Sugriva also

ug#Sasn:

punishes severely

tÞmat¯

therefore

BvÓt:

yourselves

s¢hta:

together

¢v¢cÓvÓt¤

should search

smÓtt:

all over

4.Angada   told   them   that   a   considerable   time   set   for   them   has   elapsed   and
Sugriva   also   punishes   severely   and   therefore   they   should   all   together   search
all   over.

¢vhay   tÓd#£|   SaEk|   c   ¢nd#a|   cWv   sm¤¢ÏTtam¯   .
¢v¢cn¤Òv|   yTa   s£ta|   pÜyamaE   jnkaÏmjam¯   =5=

¢vhay

abandoning

tÓd#£|

langoyr

SaEk|   c

grief also

¢nd#a|

sleep

c

also

ev

only

sm¤¢ÏTtam¯

that has come presently

¢v¢cn¤Òv|

you should search

yTa

how

s£ta|

Sita

pÜyam:

may be located

jnkaÏmjam¯

the daughter of Janaka

5.Angada   told   them   that   giving   up   langour,   grief   and   sleep   that   has   come
then   they   should   search   in   such   a   way   that   they   can   locate   Sita.

A¢nv©Id|   c   daßy|   c   mnsàaprajym¯   .
kayI¢s¢¼kraÎyah¤ÞtÞmadEtë$v£Øyhm¯   =6=

A¢nv©Id|   c

untiring zeal also

daßy|   c

capability also

mns:

of spirit

c   Aprajym¯

indefatigability also

kayI¢s¢¼kra¢N

are causes condusive to success

Aah¤:

is said

tÞmat¯

therefore

ett¯

this

Ab#v£¢m

am speaking

Ahm¯

I

6.Angada   told   them   that   it   is   said   that   untiring   zeal,   capability   and
indefatigability   are   the   causes   condusive   to   success   and   therefore   I   am
speaking   this   to   you.

Aïa¢p   t¹n|   ѤgI||   ¢v¢cÓvÓt¤   vn¬ks:     .
KEd|   ÏyÀÏva   p¤n:   svªIvInmEt¢¹c£ytam¯   =7=

Aïa¢p

even nowwnow

tt¯

that

vn|

forest

ѤgI||

difficult of access

¢v¢cÓvÓt¤

should be searched

vn¬ks:

monkeys

KEd|	mental depression

ÏyÀÏva

abandoning

p¤n:

again

svªI:

by all

vn|   ett¯

this forest

¢vc£ytam¯

let it be searched

7.Angada   told   them   that   all   the   monkeys   should   search   the   forest   which   is
difficult   of   access   and   abandoning   mental   depression   the   forest   be   searched
again.

AvÜy|   ¢@ymaNÞy   èÜytE   kmIN:   Plm¯   .
Al|   ¢nv©IdmagØy   n   ¢h   naEÓm£ln|   Xmm¯   =8=

AvÜy|

definitely

¢@ymaNÞy

to those engaged in action

èÜytE

is manifest

kmIN:

of the effort

Plm¯

result

Al|

enough of

¢nv©Id|

to depression

AagØy

giving way

n

not

¢h   naEÓm£ln|

keeping eyes closed surely

Xmm¯

is fit

8.Angada   told   them   that   to   those   engaged   in   action   the   result   of   the   effort   is
manifest   thus   it   is   not   fit   to   give   way   to   depression   keeping   eyes   closed.

s¤g#£v:   kaEpnaE   raja   t£ßNdÎfà   vanr:   .
BEtÛy|   tÞy   stt|   ramÞy   c   mhaÏmn:   =9=

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

kaEpn:

is given to great anger

raja

king

t£ßNdÎf:

metes out severe punishment

c

also

vanr:

the mnkey

BEtÛy|

is to be feared

tÞy

of him

stt|

always

ramÞy   c

of Rama also

mhaÏmn:

the highsouled

9.Angada   told   themthat   King   Sugriva   is   given   to   great   anger,   and   metes   out
severe   punishment   and   they   should   always   be   afraid   of   him   and   the   high
souled   Rama.

¢htaTImEtѤ³|   v:   ¢@yta|   y¢d   raEctE   .
uÅyta|   va   Xm|   y°:   sv©IxamEv   vanra:   =10=

¢htaTI|

for the benefit

ett¯

this

u³|	was spoken

v:

your

¢@yta|

let it be done

y¢d   raEctE

if it pleases you

uÅyta|

let it be told

va

otherwise

Xm|	what is proper

yt¯

which

n:   sv©Ixa||

for all of us

ev

only

vanra:

monkeys

10.Angada   told   them   that   this   has   been   spoken   for   their   benefit   and   let   it   be
done   if   it   pleases   them.   Otherwise   they   should   tell   that   which   is   proper   for
all   of   them.