sEt¤rï   yTa   bÒyEïTa   pÜyEm   Ïv|   p¤r£m¯   .
tÞy   raXsrajÞy   tTa   Ïv|   k[â   raGv   =11=

sEt¤:

a bridge

Aï

now

yTa

how

bÒyEt¯

is built

yTa

how

pÜyEm

we can see

Ïv|

you

p¤r£m¯

city

tÞy

that

raXsrajÞy

of the king of ogres

tTa

that way

Ïv|

you

k[â

order

raGv

Rama

11.Sugriva   told   Rama   to   order   a   bridge   to   be   built   immediately   so   that
they   can   see   the   city   of   the   king   of   ogres.

è¾qva   ta|   t¤   p¤r£|   lÄða|   ¢æOk\z¢SKrE   ¢ÞTtam¯   .
ht|   c   ravN|   y¤¼E   dSInaѤpDary   =12=

è¾qva

seeing

ta|

that

t¤

in this

p¤r£|   lÄða|

the city of Lanka

¢æOk\z¢SKrE

on the peak of trikuta mountain

¢ÞTtam¯

standing

ht|

as killed

c   ravN|

Ravana also

y¤¼E	in a combat

dSInat¯

on seeing itself

upDary

know

12.Sugriva   to   Rama   that   he   should   know   Ravana   as   killed   on   seeing
itself   in   a   combat   on   their   seeing   the   city   of   Lanka   standing   on   a   peak   of
trikuta   mountain.

Ab¼qva   sagrE   sEt¤|   GaErE   t¤   vâNalyE   .
lÄða   n   m¢dIt¤|   SÀya   sEÓd#Wr¢p   s¤ras¤rW:   =13=

Ab¼qva

without building

sagrE

in the ocean

sEt¤|

a bridge

GaErE

the dreadful

t¤

in this

vâNalyE

in the abode of Varuna

lÄða	city of Lanka

n

not

m¢dIt¤|

to be overcome

SÀya

capable

sEÓd#W:

with Indra

A¢p   s¤ras¤rW:

even by gods and demons

13.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   without   building   a   bridge   over   the   ocean   it
is   not   possible   for   gods   and   demons   with   Indra   to   overcome   Lanka.

sEt¤bI¼:   sm¤d#E   c   yavÚlÄðasm£pt:   .
imE   ¢h   smrES¥ra   hry:   kamã¢pN:   =14=

sEt¤:   b¼:

a bridge is built

sm¤d#E

over the sea

c   yavt¯

the moment

lÄðasm£pt:

upto the border of Lanka

imE

these

¢h

surely

smrE	in a combat

S¥ra:

capable of victory

hry:

mnkeys

kamã¢pN:

capable of taking any form at will

14.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   the   moment   a   bridge   is   built   over   the   sea   and   upto   the   border   of   Lanka   the   monkeys   are   capable   of   victory.

tdl|   ¢v²va   b¤¼£   rajÓsvaITIna¢Sn£   .
p¤âxÞy   ¢h   laEkE{¢ÞmM¯ÅCaEk:   S¬yaIpkxIN:   =15=

tt¯

therefore

Al|	be done with

¢v²va

a timid

b¤¢¼:

mind

rajn¯

king

svaITIna¢Sn£

defeating all purposes

p¤âxÞy

of a man

¢h

because

laEkE

in the world

A¢Þmn¯

this

SaEk:

grief

S¬yaIpkxIN:

takes away the valour

15.Sugriva   told   Rama   to   be   done   with   a   timid   mind   which   defeats   all
purposes   because   grief   takes   away   the   valour   of   a   man.

yäO¤   kayI|   mn¤ÝyEN   S¬N£yImvÚbta   .
A¢ÞmÓkalE   mhap#aåO   st¯Ïvma¢t¿   tEjsa   =16=

yt¯

which

t¤

in this

kayI|

to be taken recourse

mn¤ÝyEN

by a man

S¬N£yIm¯

heroism

AvÚbta

in pursuit of an objective

A¢Þmn¯

at this

kalE

time

mhap#aåO

highly intelligent

st¯Ïv|

to courage

Aa¢t¿

have recourse

tEjsa

with innate valour

16.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   recourse   to   heroism   by   a   man   in   pursuit   of   an
objective   leads   to   success   and   that   he   also   should   have   recourse   to   his
courage   with   innate   valour.

S¥raNa|   ¢h   mn¤ÝyaNa|   Ïv¢¹Dana|   mhaÏmnam¯   .
¢vn¾E   va   p#n¾E   va   SaEk:   svaITInaSn:   =17=

S¥raNa|

for the heroic

¢h

surely

mn¤ÝyaNa|

for men

Ïv¢¹Dana|

like you

mhaÏmnam¯

high souled

¢vn¾E   va

for something lost or

p#n¾E   va

or utterly destroyed

SaEk:

grief

svaITInaSn:

defeats all purposes

17.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   even   of   heroic   men   like   him,   grief   for   something
lost   or   utterly   destroyed   defeats   all   purposes.

Ïv|   t¤   b¤¢¼mta|   ½E¿:   svISaÞæOaTIkaE¢vd:   .
m¢¹DW:   s¢cvW:   saDIm¢r|   jEt¤¢mhahI¢s   =18=

Ïv|   t¤

you are

b¤¢¼mta|

among those emdowed with wisdom

½E¿:

foremost

svISaÞæOaTIkaE¢vd:

well versed in all sacred texts

m¢¹DW:

like me

s¢cvW:   saDI|

alongwith advisors

A¢r|

the enemy

jEt¤|

to win

ih

now

AhI¢s

should

18.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   being   the   foremost   among   those   endowed   with
wisdom   he   shpuld   win   over   his   enemy   alongwith   advisors   like   Sugriva.

n   ¢h   pÜyaØyh|   k¢·¢ÏæOx¤   laEkEx¤   raGv   .
g¦h£tDn¤xaE   yÞtE   ¢t¿Ed¢Bm¤KaE   rNE   =19=

n

do not

¢h

surely

pÜya¢m

see

Ah|

I

k¢·t¯

anyone

¢æOx¤

the three

laEkEx¤

in the worlds

raGv

Rama

g¦h£tDn¤x:

with bow held in hand

y:

who

tE

of you

¢t¿Et¯

stand

A¢Bm¤K:

face to face

rNE	in a battle field

19.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   there   is   none   in   the   three   worlds   who   can   stand
face   to   face   with   him   holding   a   bow   in   hand.

vanrEx¤   smas³|   n   tE   kayI|   ¢vpÏÞytE   .
A¢cradqd#ßysE   s£ta|   t£rqÏva   sagrmXym¯   =20=

vanrEx¤

to the monkeys

smas³|

entrusted

n

not

tE

your

kayI|

objective

¢vpÏÞytE

will suffer

A¢crat¯

before long

d#ßysE

you will see

s£ta|

Sita

t£rqÏva

crossing

sagrm¯

the sea

AXym¯

without destruction

20.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   his   objective   entrusted   to   the   monkeys   will   not
suffer   and   crossing   the   sea   without   destruction   he   will   see   Sita   before   long.