s   c   mE   ravNaE   raja   rXsa|   p#¢tvE¢dt:   .
hrÓdaSrTEBaIyaI|   ramÞy   jnkaÏmjam¯   =21=
B#¾aBrNk¬SEya|   SaEkvEgpra¢jtam¯   .
ramlßmNyaEnaIm   @«SÓt£|   m¤³m¥DIjam¯   =22=

s:   c

he is

mE

to me

ravN:

Ravana

raja

king

rXsa|

of the ogres

p#¢tvE¢dt:

was informed

hrn¯

abducting

daSrTE:

son of Dasaratha

BayaI||

wife

ramÞy

of Rama

jnkaÏmjam¯

the daughter of Janaka, Sita

B#¾aBrNk¬SEya|

jewels had dropped and silk covering slipped

SaEkvEgpra¢jtam¯

overcome with the vehemence of grief

ramlßmNyaE:

of Rama and Lakshmana

nam

names

@«SÓt£|

crying out

m¤³m¥DIjam¯

with dishevelled hair

21,22.According   to   Sampati   his   son   told   him   that   he   was   informed   that   by   the   sages   that   it   was   the   king   of   the   ogres,   Ravana,   who   was   abducting   Sita,   wife   of   Rama,   who   was   with     dishevelled   hair,   overcome   with   the   vehemence   of   grief,   whose   jewels   have   dropped   and   silk   covering   had   slipped,   and   who   was   crying   out   the   names   of   Rama   and   Lakshmana.

ex   kalaÏyyÞtav¢d¢t   kal¢vda|   vr:   .
etmTI|   smg#|   mE   s¤paáI:   p#ÏyvEdyt¯   =23=

ex:

this

kalaÏyy:   tavt¯

is the reason for passing time

i¢t

thus

kal¢vda|

of those who know the importance of time

vr:

the best

et|

this

ATI|	information

smg#|

in its entirety

mE

to me

s¤paáI:

Suparswa

p#ÏyvEdyt¯

coveyed

23.According   to   Sampati   his   son   told   him   that   that   was   the   reason   for   time
passing   and   this   information   was   conveyed   in   its   entirety   by   his   son   who   was
best   of   who   know   the   importance   of   time.

tÅC®^Ïva{¢p   ¢h   mE   b¤¢¼naIs£Ïka¢cÏpra@mE   .
ApXaE   ¢h   kT|   pX£   kmI   ¢k|¢cѤp@mE   =24=

tt¯   ½¤Ïva    A¢p

even after hearing all that

¢h

because

mE

my

b¤¢¼:

idea

n   Aas£t¯

did not arise

ka¢ct¯

any

pra@mE

of showing valour

ApX:

wingless

¢h

surely

kT|

how can

pX£

a bird

kmI   ¢k|¢ct¯

to do anything

up@mE

undertake

24.Sampati   told   them   that   even   after   hearing   all   this   the   idea   of   showing   valour   did   not   arise   to   him   because   being   a   wingless   bird   how   can   he   undertake   to   do   anything?

yäO¤   SÀy|   mya   kt¤I|   vaÂb¤¢¼g¤Nv¢tIna   .
½¥yta|   tt¯   p#vßya¢m   Bvta|   p¬âxa½ym¯   =25=

yt¯

whatever

t¤

in this

SÀy|

capable

mya

by me

kt¤I|

to do

vaÂb¤¢¼g¤Nv¢tIna

with speech and understanding

½¥yta|

you listen

tt¯

that

p#vßya¢m

I shall tell

Bvta|

your

p¬âxa½ym¯

which depends on prowess

25.Sampati   told   them   that   whatever   he   was   capable   of   doing   he   will   do   with
speech   and   understanding   which   he   will   tell   and   execution   of   which   depends
on   their   prowess.

vaĵ¢t×ya|   t¤   sv©Ixa|   k¢rÝya¢m   ¢p#y|   ¢h   v:   .
y¢¼   daSrTE:   kayI||   mm   t°aæO   s|Sy:   =26=

vaĵ¢t×ya|    t¤

through my words and intellect

sv©Ixa|

for all

k¢rÝya¢m

I will do

¢p#y|

what is agreeable

¢h

surely

v:

for you

yt¯   ¢h

whatever

daSrTE:

of the son of Dasaratha, Rama

kayI|

concern

mm

my

tt¯

that

n

no

AæO

in this

s|Sy:

doubt

26.Sampati   told   them   that   he   will   do   through   words   and   intelligence   what   is
agreeable   to   all   of   rhem   since   the   concern   of   Rama   is   his   concern   also   in   which   there   is   no   doubt.

tE   BvÓtaE   m¢t½E¿a   blvÓtaE   mn¢Þvn:   .
p#¢hta:   k¢prajEn   dEvWr¢p   Ѥrasda:   =27=

tE

that

BvÓt:

you

m¢t½E¿a:

pre eminent among the wise

blvÓt:

mighty

mn¢Þvn:

high minded

p#¢hta:

have been sent

k¢prajEn

by the king of monkeys

dEvW:   A¢p

even by gods

Ѥrasda:

unconquerable

27.Sampati   told   them   that   they   were   pre   eminent   among   the   wise,   mighty   and
high   minded   and   are   unconquerable   even   by   the   Gods   and   hence   have   been
sent   by   Sugriva.

ramlßmNbaNaà   ¢n¢Sta:   kÄðp¢æON:   .
æOyaNam¢p   laEkana|   pyaIçOaÞa#aN¢ng#hE   =28=

ramlßmNbaNa:   c

the arrows of Rama and Lakshmana

¢n¢Sta:

sharp pointed

kÄðp¢æON:

fitted with the feathers of falcons

æOyaNa|

the three

A¢p

even

laEkana|

the worlds

pyaIçOa:

are adequate

æOaN¢ng#hE

to protect or destroy

28.Samapti   told   them   that   the   sharp   arrows   of   Rama   and   Lakshmana   fitted   with   feathers   of   falcons   are   adequate   to   protect   or   destroy   even   the   three   worlds.

kam|   Kl¤   dSg#£vÞtEjaEblsm¢Óvt:   .
Bvta|   t¤   smTaIna|   n   ¢k¢·d¢p   ѤÝkrm¯   =29=

kam|	even though

Kl¤

indeed

dSg#£v:

the tenheaded Ravana

tEjaEblsm¢Óvt:

endowed with energy and strength

Bvta|

for you

t¤

in this

smTaIna|

highly competent

n   ¢k¢·d¢p

nothing whatsoever

ѤÝkrm¯

impossible to achieve

29.Sampati   told   them   that   even   though   the   ten-headed   Ravana   is   endowed   with
energy   and   strength,   nothing   whatsoever   is   impossible   for   you,   who   are   highly
competent,   to   achieve.

tdl|   kalsÄñEn   ¢@yta|   b¤¢¼¢này:   .
n   ¢h   kmIs¤   sÇjÓtE   b¤¢¼mÓtaE   Bv¢¹Da:   =30=

tt¯

therefore

Al|

enough

kalsÄñEn

of loss of time

¢@yta|

may be made

b¤¢¼¢này:

a firm resolve

n

never

¢h

surely

kmIs¤

in actions

sÇjÓtE

lag behind

b¤¢¼mÓt:

clever

Bv¢¹Da:

like you

30.Samapati   told   them   that   enough   of   loss   of   time   and   let   a   firm   resolve   be
made   for   clever   persons   like   them   will   not   lag   behind   in   actions.