sh   taraÄñda×ya|   t¤   sÄñØy   hn¤maÓk¢p:   .
¢v¢cnaE¢t   Þm   ¢vÓÒyÞy   g¤haà   ghna¢n   c   =1=
¢s|hSaÑ¥Ilj¤¾Ex¤   ¢Slaà   s¢rtÞtTa   .
¢vxmEx¤   ngEÓd#Þy   mhap#Þa#vNEx¤   c   =2

sh	along with

taraÄñda×ya|

Taran and Angada

t¤

in this

sÄñØy

going

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

k¢p:	the monkey

¢v¢cnaE¢t   Þm

searched

¢vÓÒyÞy

of the Vindhyas

g¤ha:   c

caves also

ghna¢n   c

dense forests also

¢s|hSaÑ¥Ilj¤¾Ex¤

inhabited by lions and tigers

¢Sla:   c

on huge boulders also

s¢rt:

rivers

tTa	in the same way

¢vxmEx¤

places difficult of entry

ngEÓd#Þy

of the king of mountains

mhap#Þa#vNEx¤   c

in huge waterfalls also

1,2.Hanuman,   going   along   with   Taran   and   Angada   searched   the   caves,   dense
forests,   the   huge   rocky   surfac   and   in   the   same   way   the   rivers,   the   caves
inhabited   by   lions   and   tigers   and   in   the   huge   water   falls   of   the   Vindhyas.

AasEѤÞtÞy   SWlÞy   kaE¢z|   d¢XNp¢àmam¯   .
tExa|   tæOªv   vsta|   s   kalaE{ÔyÏyvtIt   =3=

AasEѤ:

reached

tÞy

that

SWlÞy

of mountain

kaE¢z|

peak

d¢XNp¢àmam¯

the south western

tExa|

their

tæO   ev

there ithself

vsta|

staying

s:

that

kal:   A¢p

the time appointed

AÏyvtIt

elapsed

3.Then   they   reached   the   south-western   peak   of   that   mountain   and   staying   there
the   time   appointed   by   Sugriva   elapsed.

s   ¢h   dESaE   ѤrÓvExaE   g¤haghnvaÓmhan¯   =4=

s:

that

¢h

because

dES:

region

ѤrÓvEx:

was difficult for searching

g¤haghnvan¯

full of caves and dense forests

mhan¯

huge in area

4.Because   that   region   was   indeed   extremely   difficult   for   searching,   huge   in
area   and   full   of   caves   and   dense   forests.

tæO   vay¤s¤t:   svI|   ¢v¢cnaE¢t   Þm   pvItm¯   .
prÞprEN   hn¤maÓyÓyaEÓyÞya¢vÑ¥rt:   =5=

tæO

there

vay¤s¤t:

son of the wind god, Hanuman

svI|

all over

¢v¢cnaE¢t   Þm

searched

pvItm¯

the mountain

prÞprEN

from one another

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

AÓyaEÓyÞy

apart from one another

A¢vÑ¥rt:

not far off

5.There   Hanuman   searched   all   over   the   mountain   apart   from   one   another   yet
not   very   far   from   one   another.

gjaE   gvaXaE   gvy:   SrBaE   gÓDmadn:   .
mWÓdà   ¢¹¢vdàWv   s¤xENaE   jaØbva°l:   =6=
AÄñdaE   y¤vrajà   tarà   vngaEcr:   .
¢g¢rjalav¦taÓdESaÓma¢gIÏva   d¢XNa|   ¢dSm¯   =
¢v¢cÓvÓtÞttÞtæO   dèS¤¢vIv¦t|   ¢blm¯   =7=

gj:

Gaja

gvaX:

Gavaksha

gvy:

Gavaya

SrB:

Sarabha

gÓdmadn:

Gandhamadana

mWÓd:   c

MMainda also

¢¹¢vd:

Dvivida also

ev   s¤xEN:

Sushena also

jaØbvan¯

Jambavan

nl:

Nala

AÄñd:

Angada

y¤vraj:

the prince

c

also

tar:   c

Taran also

vngaEcr:

the monkey

¢g¢rjalav¦tan¯

surrounded by a network of mountains

dESan¯

regions

ma¢gIÏva

having searched

d¢XNa|

the southern

¢dSm¯

direction

¢v¢cÓvÓt:

searching

tt:   tæO

everywhere

dèS¤:

saw

¢vv¦t|

mouth open

¢blm¯

cave

6,7.Gaja,   Gavaksha,   Gavaya,   Sarabha,   Gandhamadana,   Mainda,   Dwivida,
Sushena,   Jambavan,   Nala,   the   crown   prince,   Angada   and   the   monkey   Taran
having   searched   the   regions   surrounded   by   network   of   mountains   while
searching   everywhere   in   the   southern   direction   saw   a   cave   with   mouth   open.

ѤgIm¦X¢bl|   nam   danvEna¢Br¢Xtm¯   .
X¤¢Ïppasapr£taÞt¤   ½aÓtaà   s¢lla¢TIn:   =
Avk£NI||   ltav¦XWdIèS¤ÞtE   mha¢blm¯   =8=

ѤgI|

difficult of entry

§X¢bl|

the cave Rikshabila

nam

by name

danvEn

by a demon

A¢Br¢Xtm¯

guarded

X¤¢Ïppasapr£ta:

overcome by hunger and thirst

t¤

then

½aÓta:   c

fatigued also

s¢lla¢TIn:

seeking water

Avk£NI|

filled with

ltav¦XW:

creepers and trees

dèS¤:

saw

tE

they

mha¢blm¯

a huge cave

8.Overcome   by   hunger   and   thirst,   fatigued   and   seeking   water,   they   saw   a
huge   cave,   called   Rikshabila   filled   with   trees   and   creepers,   difficult   of   entry
and   guarded   by   a   demon.

tt:   @¬·aà   h|saà   sarsaàa¢p   ¢nÝ@mn¯   .
jlarqd#aà@vakaà   r³aÄña:   pîrEN¤¢B:   =9=

tt:	thereafter

@¬·a:   c

kraunca birds also

h|sa:   c

swans also

sarsa:   c   A¢p

cranes also

¢nÝ@mn¯

emerged

jlarqd#a:

wet with water

c@vaka:   c

cakrvaka birds also

r³aÄña:

with limbs reddened

pîrEN¤¢B:

with the pollen of lotuses

9.Thereafter,   krauncha   birds,   swans,   cranes,   and   cakravakas   emerged   wet   with
water   and   limbs   reddened   with   the   pollen   of   lotuses.

ttÞt¢ëlmasaï   s¤g¢ÓD   Ѥr¢t@mm¯   .
¢vÞmyÛyg#mnsaE   bB¥v¤vaInrxIBa:   =10=

tt:

therefore

tt¯

that

¢bl|

cave

Aasaï

reaching

s¤g¢ÓD

with emitting fragrance

Ѥr¢t@mm¯

extremely difficult of ingress

¢vÞmyÛyg#mns:

minds astonished through wonder

bB¥v¤:

became

vanrxIBa:

the best of monkeys

10.The   best   of   monkeys   reaching   that   cave   which   was   emitting   fragrance   and
extremely   difficult   of   ingress   thereupon   became   astonished   in   mind   through
wonder.