s|jatp¢rSÄðaÞtE   t¢ël|   ÔlvgaEäOma:   .
A×ypï°s|¶¾aÞtEjaEvÓtaE   mhabla:   =11=
nanast¯Ïvsmak£NI|   dWÏyEÓd#¢nlyaEpmm¯   .
ѤdISIm¢tGaEr|   c   Ѥ¢vIgah|   c   svIS:   =12=

s|jatp¢rSÄða:

with apprehensive minds

tE

they

tt¯

that

¢bl|

cave

ÔlvgaEäOma:

the leaders of monkeys

A×ypïn¯

reached

As|¶¾a:

with low enthusiasm

tEjaEvÓt:

with great spirit

mhabla:

with great prowess

nanast¯Ïvsmak£NI|

crowded with varieties of living beings

dWÏyEÓd#¢nlyaEpmm¯

resembling the palace of the king of daityas, patala

ѤdISI|

difficult to behold

A¢tGaEr|   c

extremely terrifying also

Ѥ¢vIgah|   c

extremely difficult of ingress also

svIS:

in all ways

11,12.The   leaders   of   monkeys   reached   that   cave,   with   apprehensive   minds   and
low   in   spirit   as   the   cave   resmbled   the   palace   of   the   king   of   daityas,patala,
crowded   with   varieties   of   living   beings,   difficult   to   behold,   exteremely
terrifying   and   extermely   difficult   of   ingress   in   all   ways.

tt:   pvItk\zaBaE   hn¤maÓpvnaÏmj:   .
Ab#v£¹anraÓsvaIÓkaÓtarvnkaE¢vd:   =13=

tt:

there

pvItk\zaB:

resembling a mountain peak

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

pvnaÏmj:

son of the wind god

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

vanran¯

to the monkeys

svaIn¯

all

kaÓtarvnkaE¢vd:

with knowledge of caves and forests

13.Then,   Hanuman,   the   son   of   the   Wind-God,   resembling   a   mountain   peak
and   with   knowledge   of   caves   and   forests   spoke   to   all   the   monkeys   as   follows.

¢g¢rjalav¦taÓdESaÓma¢gIÏva   d¢XNa|   ¢dSm¯   .
vy|   sv©I   p¢r½aÓta   n   c   pÜyam   mW¢Tl£m¯   =14=

¢g¢rjalav¦tan¯

surrounded by a network of mountains

dESan¯

regions

ma¢gIÏva

having searched

d¢XNa|

the southern

¢dSm¯

direction

vy|

we

sv©I

all

p¢r½aÓta:

feel exhausted

n

not

c

even then

pÜyam:

see

mW¢Tl£m¯

the princess of the Mithila, Sita

14.Hanuman   told   them   all   that   they   have   become   exhausted   having   searched
the   regions   in   the   southern   direction   surrounded   by   a   network   of   mountains
and   even   then   they   did   not   see   Sita.

AÞmaÅca¢p   ¢vla¼|sa:   @¬·aà   sh   sarsW:   .
jlarqd#aà@vakaà   ¢nÝpt¢Ót   Þm   svIS:   =15=

AÞmat¯

this

c

also

A¢p   ¢vlat¯

from cave otself

h|sa:

swans

@¬·a:   c

herons also

sh   sarsW:

along with cranes also

jlarqd#a:

wet with water

c@vaka:   c

cakravaka birds also

¢nÝpt¢Ót    Þm

emerge

svIS:

on all sides

15.Hanuman   told   them   that   from   this   cave   emerge   on   all   sides   swans,   herons,
cranes   and   cakravaka   birds   wet   with   water.

n¥n|   s¢llvanæO   k\paE   va   y¢d   va   »d:   .
tTa   cEmE   ¢bl¹arE   ¢Þa"ÂDa¢Þt¿¢Ót   padpa:   =16=

n¥n|	definitely

s¢llvan¯

with water

AæO

here

k\p:   va

either a well

y¢d   va

or else

»d:

a pool

tTa   c

because of that only

imE

these

¢bl¹arE

at the mouth of the cave

¢Þa"ÂDa:

luxuriantly

¢t¿¢Ót

stand

padpa:

trees

16.Hanuman   told   them   that   definitely   there   is   a   well   or   a   pond   with   water   in
the   cave   because   of   which   only   the   trees   at   the   mouth   of   the   cave   stand
luxuriantly.

iÏy¤³a:   c   t¢ël|   sv©I   ¢v¢vS¤¢Þt¢mrav¦tm¯   .
AcÓd#s¥yI||   hryaE   dèS¥   raEmhxINm¯   =17=

i¢t

as above

u³a:   c

being told

tt¯

that

¢bl|

cave

sv©I

all

¢v¢vS¤:

entered

¢t¢mrav¦tm¯

enveloped in darkness

AcÓd#s¥yI|

without the sun or the moon

hry:	the monkeys

dèS¤:

found

raEmhxINm¯

causing hairs to stand on end

17.Being   told   as   above   all   the   monkeys   entered   the   cave   and   found   it   without
sun   or   moon   and   enveloped   in   darkness   causing   hairs   to   stand   on   end.

¢nSaØy   tÞma¢Ïs|ha|à   ÛyaG#a|à   m¦gp¢XN:   .
p#¢v¾a   h¢rSaÑ¥Ila   ¢bl|   ¢t¢mrs|v¦tm¯   =18=

¢nSaØy

seeing

tÞmat¯

from there

¢s|han¯

lions

c

also

ÛyaG#an¯   c

tigers also

m¦gp¢XN:

animals and birds

p#¢v¾a:

entered

h¢rSaÑ¥Ila:

the tigers among monkeys

¢bl|

cave

¢t¢mrs|v¦tm¯

enveloped in darkness

18.From   there   the   tiger   among   monkeys   seeing   lions,   tigers   and   animals   and
birds   enterd   the   cave   enveloped   in   darkness.

n   tExa|   sÇjtE   cX¤nI   tEjaE   n   pra@m:   .
vayaE¢rv   g¢tÞtExa|   袾Þtm¢s   vtItE   =19=

n

not

tExa|

their

sÇjtE

fail

cX¤:

vision

n

nor

tEj:

spirit

n

nor

pra@m:

prowess

vayaE:

of the wind

iv

like

g¢t:

movement

tExa|

their

袾:

vison

tm¢s	in the darkness

vtItE

was present

19.Neither   their   vision   nor   spirit   nor   prowess   failed   and   their   movement   was
like   the   wind   and   they   could   see   in   the   darkness.

tE   p#¢v¾aÞt¤   vEgEn   t¢ël|   k¢pk[¸ra:   .
p#kaSm¢Bram|   c   dèS¤dEISm¤äOmm¯   =20=

tE

they

p#¢v¾a:

having entered

t¤   vEgEn

with speed

tt¯

that

¢bl|

cave

k¢pk[¸ra:

the elephant among monkeys

p#kaS|

clear to view

A¢Bram|   c

extremely beautiful also

dèS¤:

saw

dES|

a region

uäOmm¯

excellent

20.Having   entered   the   cave   with   speed   the   elephant   among   monkeys   saw   an
excellent   region   which   was   clear   to   view   and   exteremly   beautiful.