AT   ram:   p#s°aÏma   ½¤Ïva   vay¤s¤tÞy   h   .
p#ÏyBaxt   ѤDIxI:   ½¤tavanaÏm¢n   ¢ÞTtm¯   =1=

AT

then

ram:

Rama

p#s°aÏma

delighted in mind

½¤Ïva

hearing

vay¤s¤tÞy

of the son of Wind god

h   p#ÏyBaxt

replied as follows

ѤDIxI:

difficult to overpower

½¤tavan¯

well versed in sacred lore

AaÏm¢n

in his own mind

¢ÞTtm¯

existed

1.Rama   delighted   in   mind   on   hearing   the   words   of   Hanuman   then
replied   as   follows.

mma¢p   t¤   ¢vvXa{¢Þt   ka¢ct¯   p#¢t   ¢vB£xNm¯   .
½aEt¤¢mÅCa¢m   tÏsvI|   Bv¢ì:   ½Ey¢s   ¢ÞTtW:   =2=

mm   A¢p

in me also

t¤

in this

¢vvXa

a decision

A¢Þt

exists

ka¢ct¯

one

p#¢t   ¢vB£xNm¯

about Vibhishana

½aEt¤|

to hear

iÅCa¢m

I desire

tt¯   svI|

all that

Bv¢ì:

by you

½Ey¢s

to my welfare

¢ÞTtW:

devoted

2.Rama   told   them   that   a   decision   exists   in   him   also   about    Vibhishana   and   he   desired   that   all   of   them   who   are   devoted   to   him    to   hear   all   that.

¢mæOBavEn   s|p#açO|   n   ÏyjEy|   kT·n   .
daExaE   yï¢p   tÞy   ÞyaÏstamEtdg¢hItm¯   =3=

¢mæOBavEn

as a friend

s|p#açO|

who has come

n   ÏyjEy|

I will not forsake

kT·n	under any circumstances

daEx:

wickedness

y¢d   A¢p

even if

tÞy

in him

Þyat¯

there is

sta|	of good people

ett¯

this

Ag¢hItm¯

is not reprehensible

3.Rama   told   them   that   he   cannot   under   any   circumstances    foresake   one   who   has   come   as   a   friend   and   even   if   he   is   wicked    his   acceptance   is   not   reprehensible   for   good   people.

s¤g#£vÞÏvT   t¹aÀymaBaÝy   c   ¢vm¦Üy   c   .
tt:   S¤Btr|   vaÀym¤vac   h¢rp¤Äñv:   =4=

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

t¤

in this

AT

then

t¹aÀym¯

those words

AaBaÝy   c

submitted also

¢vm¦Üy   c

deeply contamplating also

tt:

then

S¤Btr|

eminently suitable

vaÀy|

the following word

uvac

said

h¢rp¤Äñv:

the foremost of monkeys

4.Then   Sugriva   deeply   contemplating   on   those   words   of   Rama   and
submitted   the   following   eminently   suitable   following   words.

s¤Ñ¤¾aE   va{ÔyѤ¾aE   va   ¢kmEx   rjn£cr:   =5=

s¤Ñ¤¾:    va

wicked or

A¢p

even

AѤ¾:   va

or good

¢k|	what is the matter

ex:   rjn£cr:

he is a ranger of the night

5.Sugriva   asked   Rama   that   Vibhishana   was   an   ogre   and   what   does   it
matter   whether   he   he   is   wicked   or   good?

iIèS|   Ûysn|   p#açO|   B#atr|   y:   p¢rÏyjEt¯   .
kaE   nam   s   BvEäOÞy   ymEx   n   p¢rÏyjEt¯   =6=

iIèS|   Ûysn|

adversity like this

p#açO|

fallen

B#atr|

elder brother

y:

who

p¢rÏyjEt¯

deserts

k:   nam

what in the world

s:

he

BvEt¯

will be

tÞy

his

y|

whom

ex:

he

n   p¢rÏyjEt¯

will he not desert

6.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   if   Vibhishana   can   desert   his   elder   brother
at   this   adversity   there   is   none   whom   he   will   not   betray.

vanra¢DptEvaIÀy|   ½¤Ïva   svaIn¤d£ßy   c   .
iIxѤÏs¯mymanÞt¤   lßmN|   p¤ÎylXNm¯   =
i¢t   haEvac   kak[t¯ÞTaE   vaÀy|   sÏypra@m:   =7=

vanra¢DptE:

of the king of monkeys

vaÀy|

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

svaIn¯

all

ud£ßy

seeing

c

also

iIxt¯

somewhat

uÏs¯myman:

with a smile

t¤	on his words

lßmN|

to Lakshmana

p¤ÎylXNm¯

of saintly characteristics

i¢t	as follows

h   uvac

spoke

kak[t¯ÞT:

Rama

vaÀy|

words

sÏypra@m:

of unfailing prowess

7.Rama,   smiling   somewhat   on   hearing   the   words   of   Sugriva,   looking
at   all   of   them   spoke   the   following   words   to   Lakshmana.

AnD£Ïy   c   SaÞæOa¢N   v¦¼ann¤psEÛy   c   .
n   SÀym£èS|   v³[|   yѤvac   hr£ár:   =8=

AnD£Ïy   c

not studying

SaÞæOa¢N

sacred scripts

v¦¼an¯

elders

An¤psEÛy   c

not serving also

n   SÀy|

is not possible

iIèS|

like this

v³[|

to speak

yt¯

which

uvac

has said

hr£ár:

king of monkeys

8.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   without   studying   sacred   scripts   and   not
serving   elders   it   is   not   possible   to   say   which   Sugriva   had   said.

A¢Þt   s¥ßmtr|   ¢k|¢cïdæO   p#¢tBa¢t   mE   .
p#ÏyX|   l¬¢kk|   va{¢p   ¢vïtE   svIrajs¤   =9=

A¢Þt

present

s¥ßmtr|

a subtle

¢k|¢ct¯

something

yt¯

which

AæO

in this

p#¢tBa¢t

appears

mE

to me

p#ÏyX|

vividly

l¢kk|

of the worldly

va   A¢p

even then

¢vïtE

is seen

svIrajs¤

in all rulers

9.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   something   very   subtle   is   present   in   all
rulers   and   seen   vividly   appears   as   present   in   Vibhishana.

A¢mæOaÞtÏk[l£naà   p#a¢tdEÜyaà   k£¢tIta:   .
ÛysnEx¤   p#htaIrÞtÞmady¢mhagt:   =10=

A¢mæOa:

as enemies

tÏk[l£na:   c

relatives also

p#a¢tdEÜya:   c

men from other countries also

k£¢tIta:

are being told

ÛysnEx¤

in times of adversity

p#htaIr:

strike

tÞmat¯

therefore

Ay|

he

ih

here

Aagt:

has come

10.Rama   told   Lakshmana   that   own   relatives   and   men   from   other
countries   are   considered   as   enemies   who   will   strike   at   times   of
adversity   and   therefore   Vibhishana   had   come   there.