kam|   StshÞæO|   va   n   /Ex   ¢v¢DâÅytE   .
yaEjnana|   BvaM¯S³aE   gÓt¤|   p#¢t¢nv¢tIt¤m¯   =21=

kam|	whatever may be

StshÞæO|

a hundred thousand

va

or

n

not

¢h

however

ex:

this

¢v¢D:

rule

uÅytE

is said

yaEjnana|

of Yojanas

Bvan¯

you

S³:	are capable

gÓt¤|

to leap across

p#¢t¢nv¢tIt¤m¯

to return

21.Jambavan   told   Angada   that   he   may   be   capable   of   leaping   across   a
hundred   thousand   yojanas   or   whatever   may   be   the   distance;   however   that
is   not   said   to   be   the   rule.

n   ¢h   p#Ex¢yta   tat   Þvam£   p#EÝy:   kT·n   .
Bvta{y|   jn:   svI:   p#EÝy:   ÔlvgsäOm   =22=

n

not

¢h

surely

p#Ex¢yta

is to send

tat

Dear

Þvam£

master

p#EÝy:

sent as a messenger

kT·n	in any manner

Bvta

by you

Ay|

this

jn:

people

svI:

all

p#EÝy:

to be sent as messenger

ÔlvgsäOm

jewel among monkeys

22.Jambavan   told   Angada   that   a   master   who   is   to   send   a   messenger   cannot
in   any   manner   be   sent   as   messenger.   All   others   can   be   sent   as   messengers.

BvaÓklæOmÞmak|   Þva¢mBavE   Ûyv¢ÞTt:   .
Þvam£   klæO|   sWÓyÞy   g¢trExa   prÓtp   =
tÞmaÏklæOväOæO   p#¢tpaÚy:   sda   Bvan¯   =23=

Bvan¯

you

klæO||

are a strong fort

AÞmak|

for us

Þva¢mBavE

in the position of a master

Ûyv¢ÞTt:

installed

Þvam£

master

klæO|

is a strong fort

sWÓyÞy

for the army

g¢t:	is the rule

exa

this

prÓtp

Destroyer of foes

tÞmat¯

therefore

klæOvt¯

like a fortress

tæO	in that state

p#¢tpaÚy:

is to be protected

sda

always

Bvan¯

you

23.Jambavan   told   Angada   that   he   is   their   strong   fort   being   installed   as
master.   The   master   is   the   fortress   of   the   army   and   that   is   the   rule.   Therefore   he   has   to   be   protected   always   like   the   fortress.

A¢p   cWtÞy   kayIÞy   BvaÓm¥lm¢rÓdm   .
m¥lmTIÞy   s|rßymEx   kayI¢vda|   ny:   =24=

A¢p   c

more over

etÞy

this

kayIÞy

of the work

Bvan¯

you

m¥l|

root

A¢rÓdm

Depressor of foes

m¥l|

root

ATIÞy

of the mission

s|rßy|

is to be protected

ex:

this

kayI¢vda|

of those knowing the business

ny:	is the maxim

24.Jambavan   told   Angada   that   he   is   the   root   of   the   work   and   root   for   the
mission   and   hence   he   is   to   be   protected   which   is   the   maxim   of   those
knowing   the   business.

m¥lE   ¢h   s¢t   ¢sÒy¢Ót   g¤Na:   p¤ÝpPlady:   =25=

m¥lE	the main root

¢h   s¢t

is there

¢sÒy¢Ót

bear fruit

g¤Na:

yeilds

p¤ÝpPlady:

flowers,fruits etc

25.Jambavan   told   Angada   that   only   when   the   main   root   is   there,   the   tree
bears   flowers   and   fruits.

tìvanÞy   kayIÞy   saDnE   sÏy¢v@m   .
b¤¢¼¢v@msØp°aE   hEt¤ræO   prÓtp   =26=

tt¯

therefore

Bvan¯

you

AÞy

this

kayIÞy

of mission

saDnE

in accomplishing

sÏy¢v@m

of unfailing prowess

b¤¢¼¢v@msØp°:

richly endowed with wisdom and courage

hEt¤:

is the means

AæO

here

prÓtp

Scorcher of foes

26.Jambavan   told   Angada   that   he   is   the   means   of   accomplishing   this
mission   with   his   unfailing   prowess,   wisdom   and   courage.

g¤âà   g¤âp¤æOà   Ïv|   ¢h   n:   k¢psäOm   .
BvÓtma¢½Ïy   vy|   smTaI   /TI||saDnE   =27=

g¤â:

superior

c

also

g¤âp¤æO:

the son of our superior

c

also

Ïv|

you

¢h

indeed

n:

for us

k¢psäOm

jewel among monkeys

BvÓt|

you

Aa¢½Ïy

depending upon

vy|

we

smTaI:

capable

¢h

indeed

ATI||saDnE

in accomplishing the task

27.Jambavan   told   Angada   that   he   was   their   superior   and   son   of   their   superior.
Depending   on   him,   they   are   capable   of   accomplishing   the   task.

u³vaÀy|   mhap#aåO|   jaØbvÓt|   mhak¢p:   .
p#Ïy¤vacaEäOr|   vaÀy|   va¢ls¥n¤rTaÄñd:   =28=

u³vaÀy|

spoken as above

|mhap#aåO|

the highly wise

jaØbvÓt|

to Jambavan

mhak¢p:

the great monkey

p#Ïy¤vac

addressed

uäOr|

reply

vaÀy|

the following words

va¢ls¥n¤:

the son of Vali

AT

then

AÄñd:

Angada

28.Then   the   great   monkey   and   son   of   Vali,   Angada   replied   in   the   following
words   to   Jambavan   who   had   spoken   as   above.

y¢d   nah|   g¢mÝya¢m   naÓyE   vanrp¤Äñva:   .
p¤n:   K¢ÚvdmÞma¢B:   kayI||   p#ayaEpvESnm¯   =29=

y¢d

if

n

not

Ah|

I

g¢mÝya¢m   n

will not go

AÓyE

other

vanrp¤Äñva:

the leaders of monkeys

p¤n:

again

Kl¤

indeed

id|

this

AÞma¢B:

by us

kayI|

is to be undretaken

p#ayaEpvESnm¯

fasting unto death

29.Angada   told   Jambavan   that   if   he   did   not   go   nor   do   any   other   leaders   of
monkeys   go   then   they   have   to   undertake   fast   unto   death   again.

n   /k]Ïva   h¢rptE:   sÓdES|   tÞy   D£mt:   .
tæOa¢p   gÏva   p#aNana|   pÜya¢m   p¢rrXNm¯   =30=

n

not

¢h

because

Ak]Ïva

having failed to carry out

h¢rptE:

of the ruler of monkeys

sÓdES|

the instructions

tÞy

that

D£mt:

of the wise

tæO   A¢p

there also

gÏva	after going

p#aNana|

of life

pÜya¢m

I see

p¢rrXNm¯

protection

30.Angada   told   Jambavan   that   after   going   there   having   failed   to   carry   out
the   instructions   of   the   wise   ruler   of   monkeys   he   see   no   protection   to   their
lives.