AÄñdEn   s|yat¤   lßmNàaÓtkaEpm:   .
savIB¬mEn   B¥tESaE   d#¢vNa¢Dp¢tyITa   =21=

AÄñdEn

on the back of Angada

s|yat¤

let him go

lßmN:

Lakshmana

c

also

AÓtkaEpm:

who is equal to Yama

savIB¬mEn

on sarvabhauma, the elephant

B¥tES:

ruler of spirits

d#¢vNa¢Dp¢t:

lord of riches, Kubera

yTa

like

21.Rama   told   Nila   that   let   Lakshmana   march   on   the   back   of   Angada
like   Kubera   would   ride   on   his   elephant,   sarvabhauma.

jaØbva|à   s¤xENà   vEgdx£I   c   vanr:   .
§xrajaE   mhasÏv:   k[¢X|   rXÓt¤   tE   æOy:   =22=

jaØbvan¯   c

Jambavan also

s¤xEN:   c

Sushena also

vEgdx£I

Vegadarsi by name

c   vanr:

monkey also

§xraj:

king of bears

mhasÏv:

with boundless energy

k[¢X|

the rear

rXÓt¤

let them protect

tE

those

æOy:

three

22.Rama   told   Nila   that   let   the   three,   Jambavan,   the   ruler   of   bears,   Sushena
and   Vegadarsi,   the   monkey   protect   the   rear.

raGvÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   s¤g#£vaE   va¢hn£p¢t:   .
Ûya¢ddES   mhav£yaIÓvanraÓvanrxIB:   =23=

raGvÞy

of Rama, a scion of Raghu

vc:

orders

½¤Ïva

hearing

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

va¢hn£p¢t:

the ruler of the army

Ûya¢ddES

ordered likewise

mhav£yaIn¯

with great prowess

vanran¯

monkeys

vanrxIB:

the foremost of monkeys

23.Hearing   Rama's   orders,   the   foremost   of   monkeys,   Sugriva,   ordered
likewise   the   monkeys   with   great   prowess.

tE   vanrgNa:   sv©I   sm¤ÏpÏy   y¤yÏsv:   .
g¤ha×y:   ¢SKrE×yà   AaS¤   p¤Ôl¤¢vrE   tda   =24=

tE   vanrgNa:

the hordes of monkeys

sv©I

all

sm¤ÏpÏy

emerging

y¤yÏsv:

looking for a combat

g¤ha×y:

from caves

¢SKrE×y:   c

from the top of mountains also

AaS¤

speedily

p¤Ôl¤¢vrE

leapt forward

tda

then

24.The   hordes   of   monkeys   looking   for   a   combat   emerged   from   the   caves
and   mountain   tops   speedily   leapt   forward.

ttaE   vanrrajEn   lßmNEn   c   p¥¢jt:   .
jgam   ramaE   DmaIÏma   ssWÓyaE   d¢XN|   ¢dSm¯   =25=

tt:

then

vanrrajEn

by the ruler of monkeys

lßmNEn   c

by Lakshmana also

p¥¢jt:

honoured

jgam

went

ram:

Rama

DmaIÏma

mind set on piety

ssWÓyaE

alongwith the army

d¢XN|

southerly

¢dSm¯

direction

25.Rama,   honoured   by   Sugriva   and   Lakshmana,   left   in   a   southerly
direction   alongwith   the   army.

StW:   StshÞa#Wà   kaE¢z¢Bry¤tWr¢p   .
varNaBWà   h¢r¢ByIy¬   p¢rv¦tÞtda   =26=

StW:	in hundreds

StshÞa#W:   c

in lakhs also

kaE¢z¢B:

in crores

Ay¤tW:   A¢p

in tens of thousands even

varNaBE:

looking like elephants

c

also

h¢r¢B:

by monkeys

yy¬

went

p¢rv¦t:

surrounded ny

tda

then

26.Rama   then   went   surrounded   by   monkeys   looking   like   elephants   and
numbering   hundreds,   ten   thousands,   lakhs   and   crores   also.

t|   yaÓtmn¤ya¢t   Þm   mht£   h¢rva¢hn£   =27=

t|

him

yaÓtm¯

who was going ahead

An¤ya¢t   Þm

followed

mht£

the large

h¢rva¢hn£

monkey army

26.The   large   monkey   army   followed   Rama   who   was   going   ahead.

¶¾a:   p#m¤¢dta:   sv©I   s¤g#£vENa¢Bpa¢lta:   .
AaÔlvÓt:   ÔlvÓtà   gjIÓtà   ÔlvÄñma:   =
ßvElÓtaE   ¢nnÓdÞtE   jÂm¤vªI   d¢XNa|   ¢dSm¯   =28=
BXyÓt:   s¤gÓD£¢n   mD¥¢n   c   Pla¢n   c   .
u¹hÓtaE   mhav¦XaÓm¸r£p¤¸Da¢rN:   =29=

¶¾a:	felt rejoiced

p#m¤¢dta:

enraptured

sv©I

all

s¤g#£vEN

by Sugriva

A¢Bpa¢lta:

protected

AaÔlvÓt:

leaping

ÔlvÓt:   c

springing also

gjIÓt:

thundering

c

also

ÔlvÄñma:

monkeys

ßvElÓt:

leaping on all sides

¢nnÓd:

roaring

tE

those

jÂm¤:   vW

proceeded

d¢XNa|

in southerly

¢dSm¯

direction

BXyÓt:

eating

s¤gÓD£¢n

fragrant

mD¥¢n   c

honey also

Pla¢n   c

fruits also

u¹hÓt:

carrying

mhav¦Xan¯

huge trees

m¸r£p¤¸Da¢rN:

bearing bunches of flowers

28,29.The   monkeys   proceeded   in   the   southerly   direction   feeling   rejoiced
and   enraptured,   jumping   and   springing,   thundering   and   roaring,   feasting
on   fragrant   honey   and   fruits   and   carrying   huge   trees   bearing   bunches   of
flowers.

AÓyaEÓy|   shsa   èçOa   ¢nvIh¢Ót   ¢Xp¢Ót   c   .
pttàa¢XpÓÏyÓyE   patyÓÏyprE   pran¯   =30=

AÓyaEÓy|

one another

shsa

suddenly

èçOa:

proud

¢nvIh¢Ót

lifting

¢Xp¢Ót   c

throwing down also

ptt:   c

looking at those fallen down

Aa¢Xp¢Ót

ridiculed

AÓyE

some

paty¢Ót

pushed down

AprE	some others

pran¯

others

30.The   proud   monkeys   suddenly   lifting   one   another,   throwing   down,
some   ridiculed   those   lying   downand   some   others   pushed   others   down.