p¥vImÞmakmÔyas£t¯   k¢àé¢tpra@m:   .
tE   vy|   vys:   parmn¤p#açOa:   Þm   sa|p#tm¯   =11=

p¥vI|

formerly

AÞmak|   A¢p

we too

Aas£t¯

had

k¢àt¯

some

g¢tpra@m:

capacity in leaping

tE

that

vy|

we

vys:

of life

par|

the end

An¤p#açOa:   Þm

have reached

sa|p#tm¯

now

11.Jambavan   told   the   others   that   formerly   they   also   had   some   capacity   in
leaping   but   now   they   have   reached   the   end   of   life.

¢k||   t¤   nWv|   gtE   SÀy¢md|   kayIm¤pE¢Xt¤m¯   .
ydTI||   k¢prajà   ramà   k]t¢này¬   =12=

¢k|   t¤

even then

n

not

ev|   gtE

in these circumstance

SÀy|	is possible

id|

this

kayI|

task

upE¢Xt¤m¯

to neglect

yt¯

which

ATI|

purpose

k¢praj:   c

the king of monkeys also

ram:   c

Rama also

k]t¢này¬

have determined

12.Jambavan   told   the   others   that   even   in   the   circumstance   it   is   not   possible   to   neglect   the   task   which   Sugriva   and   Rama   are   determined   to   achieve   the   purpose.

sa||p#t|   kalBEdEn   ya   g¢tÞta|   ¢nbaEDt   .
nv¢t|   yaEjnana|   t¤   g¢mÝya¢m     n   s|Sy:   =13=

sa|p#t|

at present

kalBEdEn

owing to passage of time

ya

which

g¢t:

leaping

ta|

that

¢nbaEDt

please hear

nv¢t|

ninety

yaEjnana|

yojanas

t¤

even now

g¢mÝya¢m

I will leap across

n   s|Sy:

there is no doubt

13.Jambavan   told   the   others   that   owing   to   passage   of   time   which   leaping
capacity   he   had   may   be   heard   and   said   that   without   doubt   he   can   leap   across   ninety   yojanas.

ta|Þt¤   svaIn¯   h¢r½E¿a¸aØbvan¯   p¤nrb#v£t¯   .
n   KÚvEtavdEvas£émnE   mE   pra@m:   =14=

tan¯

those

t¤   svaIn¯

to all

h¢r½E¿an¯

the chief among monkeys

jaØbvan¯

Jambavan

p¤n:

again

Ab#v£t¯

addressed

n

not

Kl¤   etavt¯

upto this only

ev

only

Aas£t¯

was

gmnE	in leaping

mE

my

pra@m:

capacity

14.Jambavan   again   addressed   all   those   chief   among   monkeys   that   this   was   not
his   capacity   in   leaping.

mya   mhablEàWv   yåOE   ¢vÝN¤:   snatn:   .
p#d¢XN£k]t:   p¥vI||   @mmaN¢ÞæO¢v@m:   =15=

mya

by me

mhablE:

of Mahabali

c

also

ev

only

yåOE	in the sacrifice

¢vÝN¤:

Lord Vishnu

snatn:

immortal

p#d¢XN£k]t:

was circumambulated

p¥vI|

in the former days

@mmaN:

all pervading

¢æO¢v@m:

in the form of Trivikrama

15.Jambavan   told   the   others   that   In   the   former   days   in   the   sacrifice   of   Mahabali   he   had   circumambulated   the   all   pervading   and   immortal   Lord   Visnu   himself   in   the   form   of   Trivikrama.

s   idan£mh|   v¦¼:   ÔlvnE   mÓd¢v@m:   .
y¬vnE   c   tdas£ÓmE   blmp#¢tm|   prW:   =16=

s:

that

idan£|

now

Ah|

I

v¦¼:	having aged

ÔlvnE

in leaping across

mÓd¢v@m:

of reduced ability

y¬vnE   c

however in youth

tda

then

Aas£t¯

had

mE

for me

bl|

might

Ap#¢tm|

unequalled

prW:

by others

16.Jambavan   told   the   others   that   though   now   he   had   reduced   ability   in   leaping   across   having   aged   he   had   might   in   youth   which   was   unequalled   by   others.

s||p#ÏyEtavt£|   S¢³|   gmnE   tkIyaØyhm¯   .
nWtavta   c   s|¢s¢¼:   kayIÞyaÞy   B¢vÝy¢t   =17=

s||p#¢t

now

etavt£|

to this extent

S¢³|	capability

gmnE	in leaping

tkIya¢m

assess

Ahm¯

I

n

not

etavta

of this

c

also

s|¢s¢¼:

success

kayIÞy

of the mission

AÞy

this

B¢vÝy¢t

will be

17.Jambavan   told   the   others   that   at   present   he   assessed   his   capability   in
leaping   to   this   extent   only   and   the   success   of   the   mission   will   not   be   had   with   this   capability   only.

ATaEäOrm¤daraTImb#v£dÄñdÞtda   .
An¤maÓy   mhap#aåOaE   jaØbvÓt|   mhak¢pm¯   =18=

AT	as follows

uäOr|

reply

udaraTI|

a noble import

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

AÄñd:

Angada

tda

then

An¤maÓy

showing respect

mhap#aåO:

the very wise

jaØbvÓt|

to Jambavan

mhak¢pm¯

the great monkey

18.The   very   wise   Angada,   then   showing   respect   to   Jambavan   replied   as   follows
words   with   a   noble   import.

AhmEté¢mÝya¢m   yaEjnana|   St|   mht¯   .
¢nvtInE   t¤   mE   S¢³:   Þya°   vE¢t   n   ¢n¢àtm¯   =19=

Ah|

I

ett¯

this

g¢mÝya¢m

will leap across

yaEjnana|

of yojanas

St|

a hundred

mht¯

long

¢nvtInE

in returning

t¤

however

mE

for me

S¢³:

ability

Þyat¯

will be

n   va

or not

i¢t

that

n   ¢n¢àtm¯

is not certain

19.Angada   told   them   that   he   will   be   able   to   leap   cross   a   hundred   yojanas,   but   is   not   certain   whether   he   will   be   able   to   return.

tm¤vac   h¢r½E¿aE   jaØbvan¯   vaÀykaE¢vd:   .
åOaytE   gmnE   S¢³Þtv   hy¦IXsäOm   =20=

t|

to him

uvac

spoke

h¢r½E¿:

the foremost of monkeys

jaØbvan¯

Jambavan

vaÀykaE¢vd:

master of expression

åOaytE

is known

gmnE

in going

S¢³:

ability

tv

your

hy¦IXsäOm

jewel among monkeys and bears

20.Jambavan   told   Angada   that   his   ability   in   going   is   known.