AnEkStsahÞa#£|   ¢vxÎNa||   h¢rva¢hn£m¯   .
jaØbvan¯   sm¤d£ßyWv|   hn¤mÓtmTab#v£t¯   =1=

AnEkStsahÞa#£|

many hundreds of thousands strong

¢vxÎNa|

despondent

h¢rva¢hn£m¯

the monkey army

jaØbvan¯

Jambavan

sm¤d£ßy

noticing

ev|	as follows

hn¤mÓt|

to Hanuman

AT

then

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

1.Noticing   that   the   many   hundreds   of   thousands   strong   monkey   army
despondent,   Jambavan   spoke   to   Hanuman   as   follows.

v£r   vanrlaEkÞy   svISaÞa#¢vSard   .
t¥ÝN£mEkaÓtma¢½Ïy   hn¤mn¯   ¢k|   n   jÚp¢s   =2=

v£r

hero

vanrlaEkÞy

of the kingdom of monkeys

svISaÞa#¢vSard

well versed in scriptures

t¥ÝN£|

quietly

ekaÓt|

alone

Aa¢½Ïy

sitting

hn¤mn¯

Hanuman

¢k   n   jÚp¢s

why don't you speak

2.Jambavan   asked   Hanuman,   the   hero   of   the   kingdom   of   monkeys   and   well
versed   in   scritures,   why   does   he   not   speak   and   quietly   sitting   alone?

hn¤mÓh¢rrajÞy   s¤g#£vÞy   smaE   /¢s   .
ramlßmNyaEàa¢p   tEjsa   c   blEn   c   =3=

hn¤mn¯

Hanuman

h¢rrajÞy

of the king of monkeys

s¤g#£vÞy

of Sugriva

sm:

equal

¢h

surely

A¢s

you are

ramlßmNyaE:

of Rama and Lakshmana

c

also

A¢p

even

tEjsa   c

in valour also

blEn   c

in might also

3.Jambavan   told   Hanuman   that   he   was   surely   equal   to   Sugriva,   the   king   of
monkeys   and   even   equal   to   Rama   and   Lakshmana   in   valour   and   might.

A¢r¾nE¢mn:   p¤æOaE   vWntEyaE   mhabl:   .
gâÏma¢n¢t   ¢vÁyat   uäOm:   svIp¢XNam¯   =4=

A¢r¾nE¢mn:

of Aristanemi

p¤æO:

son

vWntEy:

Vinata's son

mhabl:

of great strength

gâÏman¯

as Garuda

i¢t

thus

¢vÁyat:

renowned

uäOm:

most noble

svIp¢XNam¯

of all birds

4.Jambavan   told   Hanuman   that   son   of   Aristanemi   through   Vainateya   is   the
most   noble   of   all   birds   and   is   renouned   as   Garuda.

bh¤SaE   ¢h   mya   è¾:   sagrE   s   mhabl:   .
B¤j|gan¤¼rÓpX£   mhavEgaE   mhaySa:   =5=

bh¤S:

many times

¢h   mya

by myself

è¾:

was seen

sagrE

in the ocean

s:

he

mhabl:

of great might

B¤j|gan¯

huge serpents

u¼rn¯

picking up

pX£

bird

mhavEg:

of great speed

mhaySa:

of great fame

5.Jambavan   told   Hanuman   that   bird   of   great   might,   great   speed   and   great   fame   was   seen   by   him   many   times   picking   up   huge   serpents   in   the   ocean.

pXyaEyIël|   tÞy   tavì^jbl|   tv   .
¢v@màa¢p   vEgà   n   tE   tEnavh£ytE   =6=

pXyaE:

of the wings

yt¯

which

bl|

strength

tÞy

his

tavt¯

that much

B¤jbl|

is strength of arms

tv

your

¢v@m:   c

prowess also

A¢p	more than that

vEg:   c

speed also

n

not

tE

to you

tEn

to his

Avh£ytE

is less than

6.Jambavan   told   Hanuman   that   the   strength   in   the   wings   of   the   bird   and   that
of   his   arms   are   equal   and   more   than   that   his   prowess   and   speed   is   no   less   than   that   of   the   bird.

bl|   b¤¢¼à   tEjà   st¯Ïv|   c   h¢rsäOm   .
¢v¢S¾|   svIB¥tEx¤   ¢kmaÏman|   n   b¤ÒysE   =7=

bl|

strength

b¤¢¼:   c

wisdom also

tEj:   c

energy also

st¯Ïv|   c

conduct also

h¢rsäOm

best among monkeys

¢v¢S¾|

as superior

svIB¥tEx¤

than all living beings

¢k|

why

AaÏman|

yourself

n   b¤ÒysE

don't you realise

7.Jambavan   asked   Hanuman   that   why   he   doesn't   realise   his   strength,   wisdom,
energy   and   conduct   is   superior   than   all   living   beings?

Aas£dÔsrsa|   ½E¿a   ¢vÁyata   p¤¢¸kÞTla   .
A¸nE¢t   p¢rÁyata   pÏn£   kEs¢rNaE   hrE:   =8=

Aas£t¯

was

AÔsrsa|

of all celestial nymphs

½E¿a

superior

¢vÁyata

renowned

p¤¢¸kÞTla

by name of Punjikasthala

A¸na

Anjana

i¢t

thus

p¢rÁyata

was known by another name

pÏn£

wife

kEs¢rN:

of Kesari

hrE:	of the monkey

8.Jambavan   told   Hanuman   that   there   was   a   celestial   nymph,   Punjikasthala   by
name   and   she   had   another   name   as   Anjana   and   was   the   wife   of   the   monkey
Kesari.

¢vÁyata   ¢æOx¤   laEkEx¤   âpENap#¢tma   B¤¢v   .
A¢BSapadB¥äOat   vanr£   kamã¢pN£   =9=

¢vÁyata

renowned

¢æOx¤

three

laEkEx¤

in worlds

âpEN

in beauty

Ap#¢tma

unparalleled

B¤¢v	in the world

A¢BSapat¯

due to a curse

AB¥t¯

was born

tat

Dear

vanr£

as a monkey girl

kamã¢pN£

capable of taking any form at will

9.Jambavan   told   Hanuman   that   she   was   renowned   in   all   the   three   worlds   and
was   unparalleled   in   beauty   on   the   earth.   Due   to   a   curse   she   was   born   as   a
monkey   girl   capable   of   taking   any   form   at   will.

Ѥ¢hta   vanrEÓd#Þy   k[¸rÞy   mhaÏmn:   .
k¢pÏvE   caâsvaIÄñ£   kda¢cÏkamâ¢pN£   =10=
man¤x|   ¢vg#h|   k]Ïva   ãpy¬vnS¢ln£   .
¢v¢cæOmaÚyaBrNa   mhahIX¬mva¢sn£   =
AcrÏpvItÞyag#E   p#av¦fØb¤ds¢°BE   =11=

Ѥ¢hta

daughter

vanrEÓd#Þy

of the monkey chief

k[¸rÞy

of Kunjara

mhaÏmn:

the highsouled

k¢pÏvE

as a monkey

caâsvaIÄñ£

beautiful in all limbs

kda¢ct¯

once

kamâ¢pN£

capable of assuming any form at will

man¤x|

human

¢vg#h|

form

k]Ïva

assuming

ãpy¬vnS¢ln£

endowed with youth and charm

¢v¢cæOmaÚyaBrNa

decked with wonderful ornaments and garlands

mhahIX¬mva¢sn£

clad in costly silk

Acrt¯

roved about

pvItÞy

of the mountain

Ag#E	on the peak

p#av¦fØb¤ds¢°BE

looking like a rainy cloud

10,11.Jambavan   told   Hanuman   that   she   was   the   daughter   of   the   high-souled
monkey   chief   Kunjara.   Even   as   a   monkey,   she   was   capable   of   taking   any   form   at   will.   Assuming   human   form   she   looked   charming   endowed   with   youth   and   charm,   decked   with   wonderful   ornaments   and   garland   and   clad   in   costly   silk   she   roved   about   on   the   peak   of   a   mountain   peak   looking   like   a   rainy   cloud.