d¢XNag#Ex¤   dB©Ix¤   ud³£r|   sma¢½ta:   .
m¤m¥xIvaE   h¢r½E¿a   etÏXm¢m¢t   Þm   h   =21=

d¢XNag#Ex¤

with the ends pointing towards the south

dB©Ix¤

on blades of the sacred grass

ud³£r|

on the shore of the ocean

sma¢½ta:

reaching

m¤m¥xIv:

willing to die

h¢r½E¿a:

the best among monkeys

ett¯

this

Xm|	is appropriate

i¢t

thus

Þm

surely

h	what a pity

21.Reaching   the   shore   of   the   ocean,   the   best   among   monkeys,   sat   on   the   blades   of   kusa   grass   with   the   ends   pointing   towards   the   south   willing   to   die   and   thought   that   as   most   appropriate.

ramÞy   vnvas|   c   Xy|   dSrTÞy   c   .
jnÞTanvD|   cWv   vD|   cWv   jzay¤x:   =22=
hrN|   cWv   vWdE/a   va¢lnà   vD|   rNE   .
ramkaEp|   c   vdta|   hr£Na|   Bymagtm¯   =23=
ev|   vd¢ìbIh¤¢BmIh£DraE   mha¢d#k\zp#¢tmW:   ÔlvÄñmW:   .
bB¥v   s|na¢dt¢nJIraÓtraE   B¦S|   nd¢ìjIldW¢rvaEÚbNW:   =24=

ramÞy

of Rama

vnvas|   c

exile in the forest also

Xy|

demise

dSrTÞy

of Dasaratha

c

also

jnÞTanvD|    c

the killings in Janasthana also

ev   vD|

killing also

c

also

ev

also

jzay¤x:

of Jatayu

hrN|   c

abduction also

ev

only

vWdE/a:

the princess of Videha, Sita

va¢ln:

of Vali

c   vD|

killing also

rNE

in battle

ramkaEp|    c

the anger of Rama also

vdta|

were narrating

hr£Na|

for the monkeys

By|

danger

Aagtm¯

occurred

ev|	in this manner

vd¢ì:

speaking

bh¤¢B:

many

mh£Dr:

a mountain

mha¢d#k\zp#¢tmW:

resemble the peaks of huge mountains

ÔlvÄñmW:

by the monkeys

bB¥v

became

s|na¢dt¢nJIraÓtr:

with resounding echoes from the mountain streams

B¦S|

loudly

nd¢ì:

roaring

jldW:   iv

like the clouds

uÚbNW:

crowded by

22,23,24.As   the   moneys   were   talking   of   Rama's   exile,   Dasaratha's   death,
the   destruction   of   Janasthana,   abduction   of   Sita,   killing   of   Vali   in   a   battle,
the   anger   of   Rama   and   the   danger   facing   them,   they   resembling   thepeaks
of   huge   mountains   roared   loudly   with   resounding   echoes   from   the
mountain   streams.