tt:   k]taEdk|   Þa"at|   t|   g¦D#|   h¢ry¥Tpa:   .
up¢v¾a   ¢gr¬   Ѥg©I   p¢rvayI   smÓtt:   =1=

tt:

then

k]taEdk|

having offered water

Þa"at|

having taken bath

t|

that

g¦D#|

vulture

h¢ry¥Tpa:

the monkey chiefs

up¢v¾a:

sat down

¢gr¬	on the mountain

Ѥg©I

peak

p¢rvayI

surrounding

smÓtt:

all around

1.Then   those   monkey   chiefs   sat   down   on   the   mountain   peak   surrounding   all
round   the   vulture   who   had   offered   water   and   taken   bath.

tmÄñdm¤pas£n|   tW:   svªIhI¢r¢Bv¦Itm¯   .
j¢ntp#ÏyyaE   hxaIÏs|pa¢t:   p¤nrb#v£t¯   =2=

t|

that

AÄñd|

to Angada

upas£n|

sitting nearby

tW:

those

svªI:

all

h¢r¢B:

by monkeys

v¦tm¯

surrounded

j¢ntp#Ïyy:

having inspired confidence

hxaIt¯

happily

s||pa¢t:

Sampati

p¤n:

again

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

2.Having   inspired   confidence   in   the   monkeys,   Sampati   joyously   spoke   Angada
who   was   sitting   nearby,   surrounded   by   the   monkeys.

k]Ïva   ¢n:SÖdmEkag#a:   ½¦ÎvÓt¤   hryaE   mm   .
tt¯Ïv|   sÄð£tI¢yÝya¢m   yTa   jana¢m   mW¢Tl£m¯   =3=

k]Ïva   ¢n:SÖd|

observing silence

ekag#a:

attentively

½¦ÎvÓt¤

let listen

hry:	the monkeys

mm

my

tt¯Ïv|

the truth

sÄð£tI¢yÝya¢m

I shall narrate in detail

yTa   jana¢m

how I came to know of

mW¢Tl£m¯

the princess of the Mithila, Sita

3.Sampati   told   Angada   to   listen   attentively   observing   silence   to   his
narration   in   detail   the   truth   as   to   how   he   came   to   know   of   Sita.

AÞy   ¢vÓÒyÞy   ¢SKrE   p¢ttaE{¢Þm   p¤ra   vnE   .
s¥yaItppr£taÄñaE   ¢ndIÂD:   s¥yIr¢Üm¢B:   =4=

AÞy

this

¢vÓÒyÞy

of Vindhya mountain

¢SKrE

on the peak

p¢tt:

fallen

A¢Þm

I was

p¤ra	in former days

vnE	the forest

s¥yaItppr£taÄñ:

overpowered by the heat of the Sun

¢ndIÂD:

burnt

s¥yIr¢Üm¢B:

by the rays of the Sun

4.Sampati   told   Angada   that   in   former   days   burnt   by   the   sun's   rays   his   limbs
limbs   overpowered   by   the   heat   of   the   sun   he   fell   down   in   the   forest   on   the
peak   this   range   of   Vindhya   mountains.

lÖDs|åOÞt¤   xf®aæOa¢¹vSaE   ¢vºl¢°v   .
v£XmaNaE   ¢dS:   svaI   na¢Bjana¢m   ¢k·n   =5=

lÖDs|åO:

having regained consciousness

t¤

in this

xf®aæOat¯

after six nights

¢vvS:

fainting

¢vºln¯

powerless

iv

as if

v£XmaN:

looking

¢dS:	directions

svaI:

all

n   A¢Bjana¢m

I did not distinguish

¢k·n

anything

5.Sampati   told   Angada   that   having   regained   consciousness   after   six   nights
he   looked   around   on   all   directions,   powerless   and   fainting   he   could   not
distinguish   anything.

ttÞt¤   sagraM¯SWla°d£:   svaI:   sra|¢s   c   .
vnaÓy¤d¢DvEla|   c   sm£ßy   m¢tragmt¯   =6=

tt:   t¤

thereafter

sagran¯

oceans

SWlan¯

mountains

nd£:

rivers

svaI:

all

sra|¢s   c

lakes also

vnan¯

forests

ud¢DvEla|

sea shores

c

also

sm£ßy

seeing

m¢t:

memory

Aagmt¯

returned to me

6.Sampati   told   Angada   that   then   on   looking   at   the   seas,   mountains,   rivers,
lakes,   forests   and   sea   shores   his   memory   returned.

¶¾p¢XgNak£NI:   kÓdraÓtrk\zvan¯   .
d¢XNÞyaEdDEÞt£rE   ¢vÓÒyaE{y¢m¢t   ¢n¢àt:   =7=

¶¾p¢XgNak£NI:

crowded wih joyous birds

kÓdraÓtrk\zvan¯

full of caves with intervening peaks

d¢XNÞy

of the southern

udDE:

of the ocean

t£rE	on the shores

¢vÓÒy:

the Vindhya range

Ay|

this

i¢t

thus

¢n¢àt:

it was concluded

7.Sampati   told   Angada   that   he   concluded   it   to   be   the   Vindhya   range   on   the
shore   of   the   southern   ocean   crowded   with   joyous   birds   and   full   od   caves   with
intervening   mountain   peaks.

Aas£ÅcaæOa½m|   p¤Îy|   s¤rWr¢p   s¤p¥¢jtm¯   .
§¢x¢nISakraE   nam   y¢Þm°¤g#tpa   AB¥t¯   =8=

Aas£t¯

was

c   AæO

there also

Aa½m|

a hermitage

p¤Îy|

holy

s¤rW:   A¢p

even by the gods

s¤p¥¢jtm¯

highly revered

§¢x:

a sage

¢nSakr:

Nisakara

nam

by name

y¢Þmn¯

in which

ug#tpa:

noted for severe austerities

AB¥t¯

was

8.Sampati   told   Angada   that   there   was   a   holy   hermitage   highly   revered   even   by
gods,   in   which   was   a   sage   named   Nisakara   noted   for   severe   austerities.

A¾¬   vxIshÞa#a¢N   tEna¢Þm°¦¢xNa   ¢vna   .
vstaE   mm   DmIåOE   ÞvgItE   t¤   ¢nSakrE   =9=

A¾¬

eight

vxIshÞa#a¢N

thousand years

tEn

that

A¢Þmn¯

in this

§¢xNa   ¢vna

without the sage

vst:

living

mm

for me

DmIåOE

knows what is right

ÞvgItE

having ascended to heaven

t¤

in this

¢nSakrE

that sage Nisakara

9.Sampati   told   Angada   that   after   sage   Nisakara   who   knew   what   is   right
ascended   to   the   heaven   eight   thousand   years   went   by   for   him   as   he   lived
there   without   the   sage.

Avt£yI   t¤   ¢vÓÒyag#aÏk]ÅC®EN   ¢vxmaÅCnW:   .
t£ßNdBaI|   vs¤mt£|   Ѥ:KEn   p¤nragt:   =10=

Avt£yI

descending

t¤

in this

¢vÓÒyag#at¯

from the top of the Vindhya mountains

k]ÅC®EN

with great difficulty

¢vxmat¯

from the rugged

SnW:

slowly

t£ßNdBaI||

with sharp pointed kusa grass

vs¤mt£||

the ground

Ѥ:KEn

painfully

p¤n:

again

Aagt:

I reached

10.Sampati   told   Angada   that   he   descended   slowly   and   painfully   from   the
rugged   vindhya   mountains   and   reached   the   ground   with   sharp   kusa   grass.