tÞya|   vs¢t   vWdEh£   d£na   k¬SEyva¢sn£   .
ravNaÓt:p¤rE   â¼a   raXs£¢B:   s¤r¢Xta   =22=

tÞya|

there

vs¢t

lives

vWdEh£

a princess of the Videha, Sita

d£na	in a pitiable state

k¬SEyva¢sn£

clad in silken robe

ravNaÓt:p¤rE

in the harem of Ravana

â¼a

confined

raXs£¢B:

by ogresses

s¤r¢Xta

guarded by

22.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   Sita   lives   in   that   city   in   a   pitiable   state,   clad   in   silken   robe,   confined   in   the   harem   of   Ravana   and   strongly   guarded   by
ogressess.

jnkÞyaÏmja||   raåOÞtæO   d#ßyT   mW¢Tl£m¯   .
lÄðayamT   g¤çOaya|   sagrEN   smÓtt:   =23=

jnkÞy

of Janaka

AaÏmja||

daughter

raåO:

of the king

tæO

there

d#ßyT

you will see

mW¢Tl£m¯

the princess of Mithila, Sita

lÄðaya|

in Lanka

AT

then

g¤çOaya|

protected

sagrEN

by ocean

smÓtt:

all around

23.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   they   will   see   Sita   there   in   Lanka   which   is
protected   on   all   sides   by   the   ocean.

s||p#aÔy   sagrÞyaÓt|   s|p¥NI||   StyaEjnm¯   .
Aasaï   d¢XN|   t£r|   ttaE   d#ßyT   ravNm¯   =24=

s||p#aÔy

reaching

sagrÞyaÓt|

the end of the ocean

s|p¥NI|

full

StyaEjnm¯

a hundred yojanas

Aasaï

arriving

d¢XN|

the southern

t£r|

shore

tt:

there

d#ßyT

you will see

ravNm¯

Ravana

24.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   reaching   the   southern   shore   and   arriving   at
the   end   of   the   ocean   a   full   hundred   yojanas   they   will   see   Ravana.

tæOªv   Ïv¢rta:   ¢Xp#|   ¢v@mÒv|   ÔlvÄñma:   .
åOanEn   Kl¤   pÜya¢m   è¾qva   p#Ïyag¢mÝyT   =25=

tæO   ev

there itself

Ïv¢rta:

hastening

¢Xp#|

quickly

¢v@mÒv|

go across

ÔlvÄñma:

monkeys

åOanEn

through my knowledge

Kl¤

surely

pÜya¢m

I see

è¾qva

after seeing

p#Ïyag¢mÝyT

you will return

25.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   should   go   across   quickly   and   through   its
knowledge   it   is   sure   that   they   will   return   after   seeing   Sita.

Aaï:   pÓTa:   k[¢lÄñana|   yE   caÓyE   DaÓyj£¢vn:   .
¢¹t£yaE   b¢lBaEjana|   yE   c   v¦XPla¢Sn:   =26=

Aaï:

the first

pÓTa:

flight

k[¢lÄñana|

of sparrows

yE   c

whichever

AÓyE	the others

DaÓyj£¢vn:

living on grains

¢¹t£y:

the second path

b¢lBaEjana|

those living on food left over after a meal

yE	which ever

v¦XPla¢Sn:

those which subsist on fruits from the trees

26.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   the   first   flight   is   of   sparrows   and   others   living   on   grains.   The   second   is   that   of   birds   living   on   food   left   over   after   a   meal   and   those   which   subsist   on   fruits   from   trees.

BasaÞt¦t£y|   gÅC¢Ót   @¬·aà   k[rrW:   sh   .
ÜyEnaàt¤TI||   gÅC¢Ót   g¦D#a   gÅC¢Ót   p·mm¯   =27=

Basa:

bhasas

t¦t£y|

the third level

gÅC¢Ót

take flight

@¬·a:   c

the Kraunca birds also

k[rrW:   sh

alongwith the ospreys

ÜyEna:

the hawks

ct¤TI|

the fourth level

gÅC¢Ót

take flight

g¦D#a:

the vultures

gÅC¢Ót

take flight

p·mm¯

the fifth level

27.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   the   bhasa,   kraunchas   and   ospreys   take   flight   at   the   third   level.   The   hawks   reach   the   fourth   level   and   the   vultures   the   fifth   level.

blv£ya©Ipp°ana|   âpy¬vnSa¢lnam¯   .
x¿Þt¤   pÓTa   h||sana|   vWntEyg¢t:   pra   =
vWntEyaÅc   naE   jÓm   sv©Ixa|   vanrxIBa:   =28=

blv£ya©Ipp°ana|

endowed with strength and virility

âpy¬vnSmnam¯

possessing charming form and youth

x¿:	the sixth level

t¤

in this

pÓTa:

level

h|sana|

of swans

vWntEyg¢t:

the flight of the son of Vinata, Garuda

pra	is the highest

vWntEyat¯   c

from Vainateya himself

n:

our

jÓm

descent

sv©Ixa|

all

vanrxIBa:

leaders of monkeys

28.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   the   sixth   level   is   the   flight   of   Swans,   endowed   with   strength   and   virility,   and   possessing   charming   form   and   youth   while   the   the   flight   of   Garuda   is   the   highest   and   they   all   claim   descent   from   the   son   of   Vinata.

g¢hIt|   t¤   k]t|   kmI   yEn   Þm   ¢p¢Sta¢Sna   .
p#t£kayI||   c   mE   tÞy   vWr|   B#at¤:   k]t|   BvEt   =29=

g¢hIt|

was detestable

t¤

in this

k]t|	which was done

kmI

the act

yEn

by whom

Þm

surely

¢p¢Sta¢Sna

the one who eats raw flesh

p#t£kayI||

is to be repaid

c

also

mE

my

tÞy

his

vWr|	a revenge for enmity

B#at¤:

of younger brother

k]t|

done

BvEt	will become

29.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   this   act   done   by   the   one   who   eats   raw   flesh   was   detestable   and   has   to   be   repaid   which   will   become   a   revenge   for   the   enmity   towards   his   brother.

ihÞTaE{h|   p#pÜya¢m   ravN|   jank£|   tTa   .
AÞmakm¢p   s¬pNI||   ¢dÛy|   cX¤bIl||   tTa   =30=

ihÞT:

staying here itself

Ah|

I

p#pÜya¢m

am able to see

ravN|

Ravana

jank£|

Janaki

tTa

similarly

AÞmak|

for us

A¢p

even

s¬pNI|

of Garuda

¢dÛy|

divine

cX¤:

vision

bl||

power

tTa	in the same way

30.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   he   can   see   Ravana   and   Sita   from   there   itself   since   they   have   the   same   divine   vision   and   power   of   Garuda.