n   ¢vxadE   mn:   kayI|   ¢vxadaE   daExväOm:   .
¢vxadaE   h¢Ót   p¤âx|   bal|   @[¼   ivaErg:   =11=

n

do not

¢vxadE

to despondency

mn:

mind

kayI|

give away

¢vxad:

despondency

daExväOm:

is the worst of defects

¢vxad:

despondency

h¢Ót

destroys

p¤âx|

a man

bal|

a baby

@[¼:

an angry

iv

like

urg:

a serpent

11.Angada   told   the   monkeys   that   they   should   not   give   way   to   despondency   in
their   mind   as   despondency   is   the   worst   among   defects   and   will   destroy   a   man   like   an   angry   serpent   kills   a   baby.

¢vxadaE   y|   p#shtE   ¢v@mE   sm¤p¢ÞTtE   .
tEjsa   tÞy   h£nÞy   p¤âxaTa©I   n   ¢sÒy¢t   =12=

¢vxad:

despondency

y|

who

p#shtE

is overcome

¢v@mE

in valour

sm¤p¢ÞTtE

when the need arises

tEjsa

energy

tÞy

his

h£nÞy

without

p¤âxaTI:

the endeavour of a man

n   ¢sÒy¢t

does not bear fruit

12.Angada   told   the   monkeys   that   the   endeavour   of   a   man,   without   energy
is   overcome   by   despondency   when   the   need   for   valour   arises,   does   not   bear
fruit.

tÞya|   raæya|   Ûyt£tayamÄñdaE   vanrxIB:   .
h¢rv¦¼W:   smagØy   p¤nmIÓæOmmÓæOyt¯   =13=

tÞya|

that

raæya|

night

Ûyt£taya|

had passed

AÄñd:

Angada

vanrxIB:

the bull among monkeys

h¢rv¦¼W:

the elders among monkeys

smagØy

meeting

p¤n:

again

mÓæO|

advice

AmÓæOyt¯

discussed

13.When   that   night   had   passed   Angada   met   the   elders   among   the   monkeys   and   once   again   discussed   to   take   their   advice.

sa   vanraNa|   Òv¢jn£   p¢rvayaIÄñd|   bB¬   .
vasv|   p¢rvay©Iv   mâta|   va¢hn£   ¢ÞTta   =14=

sa

that

vanraNa|

of the monkeys

Òv¢jn£

army

p¢rvayI

surrounding

AÄñd|

Angada

bB¬

appeared

vasv|

Indra

p¢rvayI

surrounding

iv

like

mâta|

of the gods

va¢hn£

army

¢ÞTta

stood

14.The   monkey   army   stood   surrounding   Angada   like   the   army   of   gods   standing
around   Indra.

kaE{ÓyÞta|   vanr£|   sEna|   S³:   ÞtØB¢yt¤|   BvEt¯   .
AÓyæO   va¢ltnyadÓyæO   c   hn¤mt:   =15=

k:   AÓy:

who else

ta|

that

vanr£|

of the monkeys

sEna|

army

S³:

capable

ÞtØB¢yt¤|

to check

BvEt¯

will be

AÓyæO

other than

va¢ltnyat¯

the son of Vali

AÓyæO

other than

c

barring

hn¤mt:

Hanuman

15.Other   than   Angada   and   other   than   Hanuman   who   will   be   capable   to   check   the   monkey   army?

ttÞtaÓh¢rv¦¼a|à   tÅc   sWÓym¢rÓdm:   .
An¤maÓyaÄñd:   ½£maÓvaÀymTIvdb#v£t¯   =16=

tt:

presently

tan¯

those

h¢rv¦¼an¯

the elderly monkeys

c

also

tt¯

that

c

also

sWÓy|

to the army

A¢rÓdm:

the tamer of foes

An¤maÓy

paying respects

AÄñd:

Angada

½£man¯

the glorious

vaÀy|

the following words

ATIvt¯

pregnant with import

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

16.The   glorious   Angada,   the   tamer   of   foes,   paying   respects   to   the   elderly
monkeys   spoke   to   the   monkey   army   words   that   had   deep   import.

k   idan£|   mhatEja   lHqG¢yÝy¢t   sagrm¯   .
k:   k¢rÝy¢t   s¤g#£v|   sÏysÓDm¢rÓdmm¯   =17=

k:

who

idan£|

presently

mhatEja:

of great energy

lHqG¢yÝy¢t

will leap across

sagrm¯

the ocean

k:

who

k¢rÝy¢t

will enable

s¤g#£v|

Sugriva

sÏysÓD|

true to his promise

A¢rÓdmm¯

the tamer of foes

17.Angada   presently   asked   the   monkeys   who   among   them   will   leap   across   the
ocean?   Who   will   enable   Sugriva,   the   tamer   of   foes,   to   be   true   to   his   promise?

kaE   v£raE   yaEjnSt|   lHqGyEt   ÔlvÄñma:   .
ima|à   y¥TpaÓsvaIÓmaEXyEÏkaE   mhaByat¯   =18=

k:

which

v£r:

heroic

yaEjnSt|

a hundred yojanas

lHqGyEt

will leap across

ÔlvÄñma:

monekys

iman¯

these

c

also

y¥Tpan¯

leaders of monkeys

svaIn¯

all

maEXyEt¯

will deliver

k:

who

mhaByat¯

from the great fear

18.Angada   asked   the   monkeys   who   is   the   one   with   great   energy   will   leap   across   a   hundred   yojanas?   Who   will   deliver   the   leaders   of   monkeys   from   the   great   fear?

kÞy   p#sadaêara|à   p¤æOa|àWv   g¦ha¢N   c   .
itaE   ¢nv¦äOa:   pÜyam:   ¢s¼aTaI:   s¤¢KnaE   vym¯   =19=

kÞy

by whose

p#sadat¯

grace

daran¯   c

wives also

p¤æOan¯   c

sons also

ev

only

g¦ha¢N   c

homes also

it:

from here

¢nv¦äOa:

when returned

pÜyam:

we will see

¢s¼aTaI:

having accomplished the task in hand

s¤¢Kn:

in a happy state

vym¯

we

19.Angada   asked   them   by   whose   grace   we   will   see,   when   returned   having
accomplished   the   task   on   hand   and   in   a   happy   state,   our   wives,   sons   and   homes?

kÞy   p#sadad#am|   c   lßmN|   c   mhablm¯   .
A¢BgÅCEm   s|¶¾a:   s¤g#£v|   c   mhablm¯   =20=

kÞy

by whose

p#sadat¯

grace

ram|   c

Rama also

lßmN|   c

Lakshmana also

mhablm¯

with great might

A¢BgÅCEm

shall we meet

s|¶¾a:

with joy

s¤g#£v|   c

Sugriva also

mhablm¯

with great might

20.Angada   asked   them   by   whose   grace   shall   we   meet   the   mighty   Rama,
Lakshmana   and   Sugriva   with   joy?