SasnaÏk¢prajÞy   vy|   sv©I   ¢v¢ngIta:   .
mas:   p¥Na©I   ¢blÞTana|   hry:   ¢k|   n   b¤ÒytE   =22=

Sasnat¯

on the orders

k¢prajÞy

of the monkey king

vy|

we

sv©I

all

¢v¢ngIta:

have set ou

mas:	a full month

p¥NI:

completed

¢blÞTana|

while staying in the cave

hry:

monkeys

¢k|   n   b¤ÒytE

why did you not realise

22.Angada   told   them   that   all   of   them   have   set   out   on   the   orders   of   Sugriva
and   asked   them   why   they   did   not   realise   that   a   full   month   had   completed
while   staying   in   the   cave?

vymaáy¤jE   ma¢s   kals|ÁyaÛyv¢ÞTta:   .
p#¢ÞTta:   saE{¢p   cat£t:   ¢kmt:   kayIm¤äOrm¯   =23=

vy|

we

Aaáy¤jE

in Aswina

ma¢s	in the month of

kals|ÁyaÛyv¢ÞTta:

bound by a fixed time frame

p#¢ÞTta:

had set out

s:

that

A¢p

moreso

c

also

At£t:

has passed

¢k|

what

At:	after this

kayI|

to be done

uäOrm¯

next

23.Angada   told   them   that   they   set   out   in   the   month   of   aswina,   bound   by   a
fixed   time   frame   which   has   passed   and   wanted   to   know   what   is   to   be   done
next.

BvÓt:   p#Ïyy|   p#açOa   n£¢tmagI¢vSarda:   .
¢htEÝv¢Brta   Bt¤I¢nI¢vI¾a:   svIkmIs¤   =24=

BvÓt:

you

p#Ïyy|

trust

p#açOa:

have earned

n£¢tmagI¢vSarda:

adepts in the principles of statecraft

¢htEx¤

in the interest

A¢Brta:

devoted

Bt¤I:

of the master

¢n¢vI¾a:

have been detailed

svIkmIs¤

in all activities

24.Angada   told   them   that   all   of   them   have   earned   the   trust   of   the   master,   are   adept   in   the   principles   of   statecraft   and   devoted   in   his   interests   and   have   been   detailed   in   all   activities.

kmIÞvp#¢tma:   S¥ra   ¢dX¤   ¢v½¤tp¬âxa:   .
ma||   p¤rÞk]Ïy   ¢nyaIta:   ¢pÄñaXESp#caE¢dta:   =25=

kmIs¤

in all activities

Ap#¢tma:

incomparable

S¥ra:

valiant

¢dX¤	in all quarters

¢v½¤tp¬âxa:

your virility is well known

ma||

me

p¤rÞk]Ïy

placing at the head

¢nyaIta:

have come away

¢pÄñaXESp#caE¢dta:

commanded by the king of monkeys, Sugriva

25.Angada   yold   them   that   they   were   incmparable   in   all   activities   and   their
virility   is   well   known   in   all   quarters.   Being   commanded   by   Sugriva   they
have   come   away   placing   him   at   the   head.

idan£mk]taTaIna|   mtIÛy|   naæO   s|Sy:   .
h¢rrajÞy   s|dESmk]Ïva   k:   s¤K£   BvEt¯   =26=

idan£|

now

Ak]taTIna|

who have failed to accomplish the task

mtIÛy|

sure to die

n

no

AæO

in this

s|Sy:

doubt

h¢rrajÞy

of the monkey king

s|dES|

order

Ak]Ïva

not executing

k:

who

s¤K£

happy

BvEt¯

can be

26Angada   told   them   that   they   are   sure   to   die   as   they   have   failed   to   achieve
the   task.   By   not   executing   Sugriva's   orders   none   hope   to   be   happy.

t¢Þm°t£tE   kalE   t¤   s¤g#£vEN   k]tE   Þvym¯   .
p#ayaEpvESn|   y¤³|   sv©Ixa|   c   vn¬ksam¯   =27=

t¢Þmn¯

that

At£tE

having elapsed

kalE	the time frame

t¤

in this

s¤g#£vEN

by Sugriva

k]tE

fixed

Þvym¯

himself

p#ayaEpvESn|

fasting unto death

y¤³|

is fit

sv©Ixa|

for all of us

c

also

vn¬ksam¯

monkeys

27.Angada   told   them   that   the   time   frame   fixed   by   Sugriva   himself   having
elapsed   it   is   for   them,   all   the   monkeys   to   fast   unto   death.

t£ßN:   p#k]Ïya   s¤g#£v:   Þva¢mBavE   Ûyv¢ÞTt:   .
n   X¢mÝy¢t   n:   svaInpraDk]taE   gtan¯   =28=

t£ßN:

unpardoning

p#k]Ïya

by nature

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

Þva¢mBavE

as master

Ûyv¢ÞTt:

installed

n   X¢mÝy¢t

will not pardon

n:

us

svaIn¯

all of us

ApraDk]t:

as offenders

gtan¯

on return

28.Angada   told   them   that   Sugriva   is   unpardoning   by   nature   and   installed   as
master   he   will   not   pardon   all   of   them   if   they   return   as   offenders.

Ap#v¦äO¬   c   s£taya:   papmEv   k¢rÝy¢t   .
tÞmaÏXm¢mhaïWv   ¢ht|   p#ayaEpvESnm¯   =
ÏyÀÏva   p¤æOa|à   dara|à   Dna¢n   c   g¦ha¢N   c   =29=

Ap#v¦äO¬

with no information

c

surely

s£taya:

of Sita

pap|   ev

a severe punishment only

k¢rÝy¢t

will impose

tÞmat¯

therefore

Xm|	it is desirable

ih

here

Aï

now

ev

only

¢ht|	beneficial for us

p#ayaEpvESnm¯

fasting unto death

ÏyÀÏva

forgetting

p¤æOan¯   c

sons also

daran¯

wives also

Dna¢n   c

wealth also

g¦ha¢N   c

residences also

29.Angada   told   them   that   when   they   return   with   no   information   about   Sita,
Sugriva   will   impose   a   severe   punishment   on   them.   Therefore,   he     told   them
that   forgetting   about   sons,   wives,   wealth   and   residences   it   was   desirable   for
them   to   unfertake   fast   unto   death.

yav°aE   GatyEd#aja   svaIn¯   p#¢tgta¢nt:   .
vDEnap#¢tãpEN   ½Eyan¯   m¦Ïy¤¢rhWv   n:   =30=

yavt¯

therefore

n:

of us

GatyEt¯

will kill

raja

the king

svaIn¯

all

p#¢tgtan¯

when returned

it:

from here

vDEn

death

Ap#¢tãpEN

unbecoming

½Eyan¯

is preferable

m¦Ïy¤:

death

ih

here

ev

itself

n:

for us

30.Angada   told   them   that   the   king   will   kill   all   of   them   when   they   return   from   that   place   and   therefore   dying   here   itself   is   preferable   for   them   tham   an
unbecoming   death.