iÏy¤³:   kâN|   vaÀy|   vanrWÞÏy³j£¢vtW:   .
sbaÝpaE   vanraÓg¦D#:   p#Ïy¤vac   mhaÞvn:   =1=

i¢t

thus

u³:

spoken to

kâN|

pitiable

vaÀy|

words

vanrW:

by the monkeys

Ïy³j£¢vtW:

given up all hope of life

sbaÝp:

with full of tears

vanran¯

to the monkeys

g¦D#:

vulture

p#Ïy¤vac

replied

mhaÞvn:

in a loud voice

1.Spoken   to   thus   in   pitiable   words   by   the   monkeys   who   had   given   up   all   hope   of   their   life,   the   vulture   full   of   tears   replied   in   a   loud   voice.

yv£yaÓmm   s   B#ata   jzay¤naIm   vanra:   .
ymaÁyat   ht|   y¤¼E   ravNEn   bl£ysa   =2=

yv£yan¯

younger

mm

my

s:

he

B#ata

brother

jzay¤:

Jatayu

nam

by name

vanra:

monkeys

y|

whom

AaÁyat

spoken of

ht|

as killed

y¤¼E

in battle

ravNEn

by Ravana

bl£ysa

the mighty

2.The   vulture   told   the   monkeys   that   Jatayu   was   his   younger   brother   about
whom   they   spoke   of   as   killed   in   the   fight   by   the   mighty   Ravana.

v¦¼BavadpXÏvaÅC¦Îv|Þtd¢p   mxIyE   .
n   ¢h   mE   S¢³rïa¢Þt   B#at¤vªIr¢vmaEXNE   =3=

v¦¼Bavat¯

due to old age

ApXÏvat¯

loss of wings

½¤Îvn¯

hearing

tt¯

of it

A¢p

even

mxIyE

I tolerate

n

not

¢h

because

mE

my

S¢³:

strength

Aï

now

A¢Þt

is there

B#at¤:

of my younger brother

vWr¢vmaEXNE

in avenging his killing

3.Sampati   told   them   that   due   to   his   age   and   loss   of   wings   he   has   to tolerate   it   even   on   hearing   and   he   did   not   have   the   strength   to   avenge   Jatayu's   killing.

p¤ra   v¦æOvDE   v¦äOE   s   cah|   c   jyW¢xN¬   .
Aa¢dÏym¤pyat¬   ÞvaE   ÇvlÓt|   r¢Ümma¢lnm¯   =4=

p¤ra	in the olden days

v¦æOvDE

killing of Vrtra

v¦äOE

at the time

s:   c

he also

A|h   c

I also

jyW¢xN¬

to win over the other

Aa¢dÏy|

the Sun

upyat¬   Þv:

flew near the sun

ÇvlÓt|

blazing

r¢Ümma¢lnm¯

surrounded by scorching rays

4.Sampati   told   them   that   in   the   olden   days   at   the   time   of   killing   of   Vrtra   they   intent   to   win   over   the   other,   flew   near   the   sun   which   was   blazing   and
surrounded   by   scorching   rays.

Aav¦ÏyakaSmag©IN   jvEn   ÞvaE   gt¬   B¦Sm¯   .
mÒy|   p#açOE   s¢vt¢r   jzay¤rvs£d¢t   =5=

Aav¦Ïy

in circles

AakaSmag©IN

through the air

jvEn	with speed

Þv:   gt¬

both went

B¦S|

excessive

mÒy|	the meridian

p#açOE

when reached

s¢vt¢r

the Sun

jzay¤:

Jatayu

Avs£d¢t

to grow faint

5.Sampati   told   them   that   both   of   them   moving   in   circles   through   the   air   at
excessive   speed.   When   the   Sun   was   at   its   meridian   Jatayu   began   to   grow   faint.

tmh|   B#atr|   è¾qva   s¥yIr¢Üm¢Bra¢dItm¯   .
pXa×ya|   Cadyamas   Þa"EhaÏprm¢vºlm¯   =6=

t|

him

Ah|

I

B#atr|

younger brother

è¾qva

seeing

s¥yIr¢Üm¢B:

by the rays of the Sun

Aa¢dItm¯

tormented

pXa×ya|

with my wings

Cadyamas

covered

Þa"Ehat¯

out of affection

prm¢vºlm¯

greatly unnerved

6.Sampati   told   them   that   seeing   Jatayu   was   tormented   by   the   rays   of   the   sun
and   greatly   unnerved   he   covered   Jatayu   with   his   wings   out   of   affection.

¢ndIÂDpX:   p¢ttaE   ¢vÓÒyE{¢Þmn¯   vanraEäOma:   .
Ahm¢ÞmÓvsn¯B#at¤:   p#v¦¢äO|   naEplXyE   =7=

¢ndIÂDpX:

with wings badly burnt

p¢tt:

fallen

¢vÓÒyE

in the Vindhyan range

A¢Þmn¯

this

vanraEäOma:

leaders of monkeys

Ah|

I

A¢Þmn¯

on this

vsn¯

living

B#at¤:

about my younger brother

p#v¦¢äO|

news

n   uplXyE

did not get

7.Sampati   told   them   that   with   his   wings   badly   burnt   he   fell   on   the   vindhyan
range.   Living   there,   he   did   not   get   any   news   about   his   brother.

jzay¤xÞÏvEvm¤³aE   B#aæOa   s|pa¢tna   tda   .
y¤vrajaE   mhap#aåO:   p#Ïy¤vacaÄñdÞtda   =8=

jzay¤x:

of Jatayu

t¤

in this

ev|

as above

u³:

told

B#aæOa

by the elder brother

s|pa¢tna

by Sampati

tda

then

y¤vraj:

the crown prince

mhap#aåO:

of great wisdom

p#Ïy¤vac

replied

AÄñd:

Angada

tda

then

8.Told   as   above   by   Sampati,   the   elder   brother   of   Jatayu,   Angada   then   replied
as   follows.

jzay¤xaE   y¢d   B#ata   ½¤t|   tE   g¢dt|   mya   .
AaÁya¢h   y¢d   jana¢s   ¢nly|   tÞy   rXs:   =9=

jzay¤x:

of Jatayu

y¢d

if

B#ata

elder brother

½¤t|	have heard

tE

to you

g¢dt|

what was spoken

mya

by me

AaÁya¢h

say

y¢d

if

jana¢s

you know

¢nly|

the abode

tÞy

of that

rXs:	ogre Ravana

9.Angada   asked   Sampati   that   if   he   was   Jatayu's   brother   and   have   heard   what
was   spoken   by   Angada,   he   should   say   if   he   knew   the   abode   of   that   ogre.

Ad£GId¢SIn|   t|   va   ravN|   raXsEárm¯   .
A¢ÓtkE   y¢d   va   Ñ¥rE   y¢d   jana¢s   S|s   n:   =10=

Ad£GId¢SIn|

short sighted

t|

him

va

or

ravN|

Ravana

raXsEárm¯

the king of ogres

A¢ÓtkE

nearby

y¢d

if

va

or

Ñ¥rE

far away

y¢d

if

jana¢s

you know

S|s

inform

n:

us

10.Angada   asked   Sampti   to   inform   them   if   he   knew   the   short   sighted   Ravana
was   living   near   or   far   away.