½¤Ïva   hn¤mtaE   vaÀy|   yTavd¢BBa¢xtm¯   .
ram:   p#£¢tsmay¤³aE   vaÀym¤äOrmb#v£t¯   =1=

½¤Ïva

hearing

hn¤mt:

of Hanuman

vaÀy|

words

yTavt¯

faithfully

A¢BBa¢xtm¯

spoken

ram:

Rama

p#£¢tsmay¤³:

filled with joy

vaÀy|   uäOr|

words in reply

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

1.Rama,   hearing   Hanuman's   faithfully   spoken   words,   was   filled   with   joy
and   spoke   the   following   words   in   reply.

k]t|   hn¤mta   kayI|   s¤mhì^¢v   ѤÝkrm¯   .
mnsa{¢p   ydÓyEn   n   SÀy|   DrN£tlE   =2=

k]t|

was done

hn¤mta

by Hanuman

kayI|

work

s¤mht¯

very great

B¤¢v	in the world

ѤÝkrm¯

difficult

mnsa   A¢p

even in rhought

yt¯

which

AÓyEn

by another

n   SÀy|

not possible to accomplish

DrN£tlE

on the earth

2.Rama   said   that   what   Hanuman   had   done   a   very   great   work   and   a   difficult
one   which   is   not   possible   to   accomplish   even   in   thought   on   the   earth   by
another.

n   ¢h   t|   p¢rpÜya¢m   yÞtrEt   mhaNIvm¯   .
AÓyæO   gâfa¹ayaErÓyæO   c   hn¥mt:   =3=

n

do not

¢h

surely

t|

him

p¢rpÜya¢m

know

y:

who

trEt	could cross

mhaNIvm¯

the ocean

AÓyæO

other than

gâfat¯

Garuda

vayaE:

the Wind god

AÓyæO

other than

c   hn¥mt:

Hanuman also

3.Rama   said   that   he   did   not   know   any   other   than   Garuda,   the   Wind   god
and   Hanuman   who   can   cross   the   ocean.

dEvdanvyXaNa|   gÓDva©IrgrXsam¯   .
Ap#D¦Ýya|   p¤r£|   lÄða|   ravNEn   s¤r¢Xtm¯   =
p#¢v¾:   st¯Ïvma¢½Ïy   j£vn¯   kaE   nam   ¢nÝ@mEt¯   =4=

dEvdanvyXaNa|

by gods, demons and yakshas

gÓDva©IrgrXsam¯

by gandharvas, nagas and ogres

Ap#D¦Ýya|

that cannot be taken

p¤r£|   lÄða|

the city of Lanka

ravNEn

by Ravana

s¤r¢Xtm¯

well protected

p#¢v¾:

to enter

st¯Ïv|   Aa¢½Ïy

by dint of courage

j£vn¯

alive

k:   nam

who can

¢nÝ@mEt¯

escape

4.Rama   said   that   the   city   of   Lanka   which   cannot   be   entered   by   gods,
demons,   yakshas,   gandharvas,   nagas   and   ogres   being   protected   by   Ravana,
who   can   enter   with   courage   and   escape   alive.

kaE   ¢vSEÏs¤Ñ¤raDxaI|   raXsWà   s¤r¢Xtam¯   .
yaE   v£yIbls|p°aE   n   sm:   Þya¼n¥mt:   =5=

k:

who

¢vSEt¯

will enter

s¤Ñ¤raDxaI|

exceedingly difficult to assail

raXsW:

by ogres

c

also

s¤r¢Xtam¯

well protected

y:

who

v£yIbls|p°aE

endowed with prowess and strength

n

not

sm:

like

Þyat¯

is present

hn¥mt:

Hanuman

5.Rama   said   that   who   will   enter   the   exceedingly   difficult   to   assail   city   well
protected   by   ogres   unless   he   is   endowed   with   prowess   and   strength   like
Hanuman?

B¦ÏykayI|   hn¤mta   s¤g#£vÞy   k]t|   mht¯   .
ev|   ¢vDay   Þvbl|   sèS|   ¢v@mÞy   c   =6=

B¦ÏykayI|

service

hn¤mta

by Hanyman

s¤g#£vÞy

of Sugriva

k]t|

was done

mht¯

a great

ev|	in this way

¢vDay

manifesting

Þvbl|

his strength

sèS|	appropriately

¢v@mÞy

to valour

c

also

6.Rama   said   that   a   great   service   has   been   done   to   Sugriva   by   Hanuman   by
manifesting   his   strength   appropriate   to   his   valour.

yaE   ¢h   B¦ÏyaE   ¢ny¤³:   sÓBtaI   kmI¢N   ѤÝkrE   .
k[yaIäOdn¤ragEN   tmah¤:   p¤âxaEäOmm¯   =7=

y:

who

¢h

surely

B¦Ïy:

of a servant

¢ny¤³:   sn¯

was entrusted

BtaI

by master

kmI¢N

for tasks

ѤÝkrE

difficult to perform

k[yaIt¯

does

tt¯

that

An¤ragEN

with devotion

t|

of him

Aah¤:

speak

p¤âxaEäOmm¯

as foremost among men

7.Rama   said   that   a   sevant   selected   by   his   master   to   perform   a   difficult
task   and   who   does   it   with   devotion   is   spoken   of   as   the   foremost   of   men.

¢ny¤³aE   y:   pr|   kayI|   n   k[vaI°¦ptE:   ¢p#ym¯   .
B¦ÏyaE   y¤k:   smTIà   tmah¤mIÒym|   nrm¯   =8=

¢ny¤³:

entrusted

y:

who

pr|

a big

kayI|

task

n   k[yaIt¯

does not perform

n¦ptE:

of the king

¢p#ym¯

desired

B¦Ïy:

servant

y¤³:

qualified

smTI:   c

capable also

t|

him

Aah¤:

speak of

mÒym|

as mediocre

nrm¯

man

8.Rama   said   that   the   servant   who   was   selected   by   his   master   for   performing
a   difficult   task   which   though   qualified   and   capable   does   not   perform   his
as   desired   by   the   king   is   spoken   of   as   a   mediocre   man.

¢ny¤³aE   n¦ptE:   kayI|   n   k[yaIï:   sma¢ht:   .
B¦ÏyaE   y¤³:   smTIà   tmah¤:   p¤âxaDmm¯   =9=

¢ny¤³:

entrusted

n¦ptE:

of the king

kayI|

task

n   k[yaIt¯

does not carry out

y:

who

sma¢ht:

with a composed mind

B¦Ïy:

a servant

y¤³:

qualified

smTI:   c

capable also

t|

him

Aah¤:

speak of

p¤âxaDmm¯

as the lowest of men

9.Rama   said   that   he   who   being   qualified   and   capable   and   entrusted   by   the
king   with   a   task   doesnot   carry   ouy   the   task   with   a   composed   mind   is
spoken   of   as   the   lowest   of   men.

t¢°yaEgE   ¢ny¤³En   k]t|   k]Ïy|   hn¥mta   .
n   caÏma   lG¤ta|   n£t:   s¤g#£vàa¢p   taE¢xt:   =10=

t¢°yaEgE

in the task

¢ny¤³En

when entrusted

k]t|

completed

k]Ïy|

what was to be done

hn¥mta

by Hanuman

n

not

c

also

AaÏma

own self

lG¤ta|

dishonour

n£t:	was brought

s¤g#£v:   c    A¢p

Sugriva also

taE¢xt:

is made happy

10.Rama   said   that   Hanuman   entrusted   with   a   task   has   completed   what   was
to   be   done   and   did   not   bring   dishonour   on   himself.   Sugriva   was   also   made
happy.