ttÞtdm¦taÞvad|   g¦D#rajEn   Ba¢xtm¯   .
¢nSØy   m¤¢dta   ¶¾aÞtE   vc:   ÔlvgxIBa:   =1=

tt:

there

tt¯

that

Am¦taÞvad|

sweet as nectar

g¦D#rajEn

by the king of vultures

Ba¢xtm¯

spoken

¢nSØy

hearing

m¤¢dta:

in a happy state

¶¾a:

delighted

tE

they

vc:

words

ÔlvgxIBa:

leaders of monkeys

1.Hearing   those   words   sweet   as   nectar   spoken   by   the   king   of   vultures,   the
leaders   of   monkeys   were   delighted   and   in   a   happy   state.

jaØbvaÓvanr½E¾:   sh   svªI:   ÔlvÄñmW:   .
B¥tlaÏshsaEÏpÏy   g¦D#   raj|   tmb#v£t¯   =2=

jaØbvan¯

Jambavan

vanr½E¾:

the foremost of monkeys

sh	along with

svªI:

all

ÔlvÄñmW:

the monkeys

B¥tlat¯

from the ground

shsa

at once

uÏpÏy

rising

g¦D#raj|

to the king of vultures, Sampati

t|

that

Ab#v£t¯

addressed

2.The   foremost   of   mokeys,   Jambavan,   alongwith   all   monkeys   rising   from   the
ground   at   once   addressed   Sampati.

±   s£ta   kEn   va   è¾a   kaE   va   hr¢t   mW¢Tl£m¯   .
tdaÁyat¤   BvaÓsvI||     g¢tBIv   vn¬ksam¯   =3=

±

where is

s£ta

Sita

kEn   va

by whom

è¾a

was seen

k:   va

who

hr¢t

abducted

mW¢Tl£m¯

the princess of the Mithila, Sita

tt¯

that

AaÁyat¤

relate

Bvan¯

you

svI|	all in detail

g¢t:	as an asylum

Bv

be

vn¬ksam¯

for monkeys

3.Jambavan   asked   Sampati   where   is   Sita   and   by   whom   was   she   seen?   Who
abducted   Sita?   You   relate   all   in   detail   and   prove   to   be   an   asylum   for   the
monkeys.

kaE   daSr¢TbaNana|   vj#vEg¢npa¢tnam¯   .
Þvy|   lßmNm¤³ana|   n   ¢cÓty¢t   ¢v@mm¯   =4=

k:

who

daSr¢TbaNana|

of the arrows of Rama

vj#vEg¢npa¢tnam¯

rushing with the speed of lightning

Þvy|

himself

lßmNm¤³ana|

discharged by Lakshmana

n   ¢cÓty¢t

does not mind

¢v@mm¯

the might

4.Jambavan   asked   Sampati   who   is   it   that   does   not   mind   the   might   of   the   arrows   of   Rama   which   rush   with   the   speed   of   lightning   and   also   discharged   by   Lakshmana   himself?

s   hr£Óp#£¢ts|y¤³aÓs£ta½¤¢tsma¢htan¯   .
p¤nraáasyÓp#£t   id|   vcnmb#v£t¯   =5=

s:

he

hr£n¯

the monkeys

p#£¢ts|y¤³an¯

with love and affection

s£ta½¤¢tsma¢htan¯

who had gathered to listen about Sita

p¤n:	once again

Aaáasyn¯

consoling

p#£t:

joyously

id|   vcn|

these words

Amb#v£t¯

spoke

5.Sampati,   consoling   once   again   the   monkeys   who   had   gathered   to   listen   about
Sita,   spoke   the   following   words   with   love   and   affection.

½¥yta¢mh   vWdE/a   yTa   mE   hrN|   ½¤tm¯   .
yEn   ca¢p   mmaÁyat|   yæO   caytlaEcna   =6=

½¥yta|

hear

ih

now

vWdE/a:

of the princess of Videha, Sita

yTa

how

mE

to me

hrN|

abduction

½¤tm¯

was heard of

yEn

by whom

c

also

A¢p

even

mm

to me

AaÁyat|

related

yæO   c

where she is

AaytlaEcna

the large eyed

6.Samapati   told   them   to   hear   how   he   heard   of   the   abduction   of   Sita,   by   whom   it   was   related   to   him   and   where   the   large   eyed   lady   is.

Ahm¢Þm¢Ógr¬   Ѥg©I   bh¤yaEjnmaytE   .
¢cra¢°p¢ttaE   v¦¼:   X£Np#aNpra@m:   =7=

Ah|

I

A¢Þmn¯

on this

¢gr¬

mountain

Ѥg©I

difficult of access

bh¤yaEjn|

many yojanas

AaytE

long

¢crat¯

long ago

¢np¢tt:

fallen

v¦¼:

aged

X£Np#aNpra@m:

with both life and prowess depleted

7.Sampati   told   them   that   long   ago   he   had   fallen   on   this   mountain,   difficult   of
access   and   many   yojanas   long,   have   become   aged   with   both   life   and   prowess
depleted.

t||   mamEv|   gt|   p¤æO:   s¤paáa©I   nam   namt:   .
AaharEN   yTakal|   ¢bB¢tI   ptta|   vr:   =8=

t|   ma|

that me

ev|

in this

gt|

plight

p¤æO:

son

s¤paáI:

Suparswa

nam

by name

namt:

known

AaharEN

with food

yTakal|

at regular hours

¢bB¢tI

nourished

ptta|

of birds

vr:	the foremost

8.Sampati   told   them   that   his   son   known   by   the   name   of   Suparswa   nourished
him   with   food   at   the   regular   hours.

t£ßNkamaÞt¤   gÓDvaIÞt£ßNkaEpa   B¤jÄñma:   .
m¦gaNa|   t¤   By|   t£ßN||   ttÞt£ßNX¤Da   vym¯   =9=

t£ßNkama:

ardent in longing for women

t¤

in this

gÓDvaI:

are the Gandharvas

t£ßNkaEpa:

with fierce rage

B¤jÄñma:

are the snakes

m¦gaNa|   t¤

for the deers

By|

fear

t£ßN|

is intense

tt:

more than

t£ßNX¤Da:

with keen appetite

vym¯

we are

9.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   the   Gandharvas   are   ardent   in   longing   for
women.   Snakes   have   fierce   rage   and   intense   is   the   fear   for   the   deers   and   more   than   all   these   they   were   noted   for   their   keen   appetite.

s   kda¢cÏX¤DatIÞy   mm   caharka¢ÄüN:   .
gts¥y©I{h¢n   p#açOaE   mm   p¤æOaE   /na¢mx:   =10=

s:

that

kda¢ct¯

one day

X¤DatIÞy

afflicted with hunger

mm   c

for me

Aaharka¢ÄüN:

longing for food

gts¥y©I   Ah¢n

at the hour of the day when the Sun had set

p#açO:

came

mm

my

p¤æO:

son

¢h   Ana¢mx:

without any flesh

10.Sampati   told   the   monkeys   that   one   day   while   he   was   afflicted   with   hunger
and   longing   for   food,   his   son   came   at   the   hour   of   the   day   when   the   Sun   had   set   without   flesh.