bÓDna¹a{vsadaÓmE   ½Ey:   p#ayaEpvESnm¯   .
An¤jan£t   ma|   sv©I   g¦han¯   gÅCÓt¤   vanra:   =11=

bÓDnat¯

rather than being confined

va

or

Avsadat¯

being in a weaker position

mE

for me

½Ey:	is desirable

p#ayaEpvESnm¯

fasting unto death

An¤jan£t

give leave

ma|

to me

sv©I

all

g¦han¯

to homes

gÅCÓt¤

return

vanra:

monkeys

11.Angada   told   all   the   monkeys   that   it   is   desirable   for   him   to   fast   unto   death
rather   than   being   confined   or   being   in   a   weaker   position   and   thus   all   of   them
can   return   home.

Ah|   v:   p#¢tjana¢m   nag¢mÝyaØyh|   p¤r£m¯   .
ihWv   p#ayma¢sÝyE   ½EyaE   mrNmEv   mE   =12=

Ah|

I

v:

to you

p#¢tjana¢m

solemnly declare

n   Aag¢mÝya¢m

will not return

Ah|

I

p¤r£m¯

to the city of Kishkindha

ih   ev

here itself

p#ay|

fast unto death

Aa¢sÝyE

shall undertake

½Ey:

desirable

mrN|

death

ev

alone

mE

for me

12.Sugriva   told   the   monkeys   that   he   solemnly   declares   that   he   will   not   return
to   the   city   of   kishkindha   but   will   undertake   fast   unto   death   there   itself   and
felt   death   is   more   desirable   to   him.

A¢Bvadnp¥vI|   t¤   raGv¬   blSa¢ln¬   .
A¢Bvadnp¥vI|   t¤   raja   k[SlmEv   c   =
vaÅyÞtataE   yv£yaÓmE   s¤g#£vaE   vanrEár:   =13=

A¢Bvadnp¥vI|

after paying respects

t¤

then

raGv¬

the two scions of the Raghu race

blSa¢ln¬

the two mighty

A¢Bvadnp¥vI|

after paying respects

t¤   raja

the king also

k[Sl|

welfare

ev

alone

c

also

vaÅy:

is to be told

tat:

father

yv£yan¯

younger

mE

my

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

vanrEár:

the king of monkeys

13.Angada   told   them   that   after   paying   respects   to   the   two   mighty   scions   of
Raghu   dynasty   and   to   the   monkey   king,   Sugriva,   also   they   may   inform   of   his
wefare.

AaraEÂyp¥vI|   k[Sl||   vaÅya   mata   âma   c   mE   =14=

AaraEÂyp¥vI|

after appraising health

k[Sl|

welfare

vaÅya

is to be told

mata

mother

âma

Ruma

c

also

mE

my

14.Angada   told   them   that   his   mother   Ruma   may   also   be   informed   of   his   welfare   after   appraising   about   his   health.

matr|   cWv   mE   taramaáas¢yt¤mhIT   =15=

matr|

to mother

c   ev

in all ways

mE

my

tara|

Tara

Aaáas¢yt¤|

to comfort

AhIT	you should

15.Angada   told   them   they   should   comfort   his   mother   Tara   in   all   ways.

p#k]Ïya   ¢p#yp¤æOa   sa   san¤@«Sa   tp¢Þvn£   .
¢vn¾|   ma¢mh   ½¤Ïva   Ûy³|   haÞy¢t   j£¢vtm¯   =16=

p#k]Ïya

by nature

¢p#yp¤æOa

fond of her son

sa

she

san¤@«Sa

full of compassion

tp¢Þvn£

given to austerities

¢vn¾|

being dead

ma|

me

ih

here

½¤Ïva

hearing

Ûy³|

evidently

haÞy¢t

will give up

j£¢vtm¯

her life

16.Angada   told   them   that   Tara   given   to   austerities,   full   of   compassion   and   fond   of   her   son   will   give   up   her   life   on   hearing   that   he   is   dead.

etav¹cn|   caEÀÏva   v¦¼anÔy¢Bvaï   c   .
s|¢vvESaÄñdaE   B¥m¬   âdÓdB©Ix¤   ѤmIna:   =17=

etavt¯

these

vcn|

words

c

also

uÀÏva

saying

v¦¼an¯   A¢p

the elderly monkeys also

A¢Bvaï

having paid respects

c

also

s|¢vvES

lay down

AÄñd:

Angada

B¥m¬	on the ground

âdn¯

crying

dB©Ix¤

on the sacred grass

ѤmIna:

with broken heart

17.Saying   all   these   words   and   paying   respects   to   the   elderly   monkeys,   Angada
lay   down   on   sacrificial   grass   spread   on   the   ground   crying   and   broken   hearted.

tÞy   s|¢vStÞtæO   âdÓtaE   vanrxIBa:   .
nynE×y:   p#m¤m¤c¤âÝN|   vW   va¢r     Ѥ:¢Kta:   =18=

tÞy

for him

s|¢vSt:

lay down

tæO

there

âdÓt:

crying

vanrxIBa:

the foremost among monkeys

nynE×y:

from their eyes

p#m¤m¤c¤:

shed

uÝN|

warm

vW	what a pity

va¢r

tears

Ѥ:¢Kta:

in distress

18.As   Angada   lay   down   there,   the   foremost   among   monkeys   shed   warm   tears
from   their   eyes   in   distress.

s¤g#£v|   cWv   ¢nÓdÓt:   p#S|sÓtà   va¢lnm¯   .
p¢rvayaIÄñd|   sv©I   Ûyvsn¯   p#ayma¢st¤m¯   =19=

s¤g#£v|

Sugriva

c

also

ev

only

¢nÓdÓt:

condemning

p#S|sÓt:

praising

c

also

va¢lnm¯

Vali

p¢rvary

surrounding

AÄñd|

Angada

sv©I

all

Ûyvsn¯

decided

p#ay|

fast unto death

Aa¢st¤m¯

to undertake

19.Condemning   Sugriva   and   praising   Vali   and   surrounding   Amgada,   all
decided   to   undertake   fast   unto   death.

mt|   t¹a¢lp¤æOÞy   ¢våOay   ÔlvgxIBa:   .
upÞp¦ÜyaEdk|   sv©I   p#aĵ^Ka:   sm¤pa¢vSn¯   =20=

mt|	the opinion

tt¯

that

va¢lp¤æOÞy

of the son of Vali

¢våOay

knowing

ÔlvgxIBa:

the leaders of monkeys

upÞp¦Üy

sipping to consecrate

udk|

water

sv©I

all

p#aĵ^Ka:

facing east

sm¤pa¢vSn¯

sat down

20.Knowing   the   opinion   of   the   son   of   Vali,   the   leaders   of   monkeys   sat   down
facing   the   east   after   sipping   water   to   consecrate   themselves.