sarNÞy   vc:   ½¤Ïva   ravN|   raXsa¢Dpm¯   .
blma¢dÜy   tÏsvI|   S¤kaE   vaÀymTab#v£t¯   =1=

sarNÞy

of Sarana

vc:

words

½¤Ïva

hearing

ravN|

to Ravana

raXsa¢Dpm¯

the lord of ogres

bl|

army

Aa¢dÜy

indicating by finger

tt¯

that

svI|

all

S¤k:

Suka

vaÀym¯

words

AT	as follows

Ab#v£t¯

said

1.Hearing   the   words   of   Sarana,   Suka   told   Ravana   all   about   the   army   of
monkeys   indicating   with   his   fingers.

¢ÞTtaÓpÜy¢s   yanEtaÓmäOa¢nv   mha¢¹pan¯   .
Óyg#aEDa¢nv   gaÄñEyaÓsalaÓhWmvta¢nv   =2=
etE   ¢dÝp#sha   rajn¢ln:   kamã¢pN:   .
dWÏydanvsÄðaSa   y¤¼E   dEvpra@ma:   =3=

¢ÞTtan¯

standing

pÜy¢s

you see

yan¯

which

etan¯

them

mäOan¯

in rut

iv

like

mha¢¹pan¯

huge elephants

Óyg#aEDan¯

banyan trees

iv

like

gaÄñEyan¯

on the banks of ganges

salan¯

sal trees

hWmvtan¯

growing on Himalayas

iv

like

etE

these

ѤÝp#sha:

are invincible

rajn¯

O! king

b¢ln:

mighty

kamã¢pN:

assume any form at will

dWÏydanvsÄðaSa:

look like daityas and danavas

y¤¼E

in war

dEvpra@ma:

endowed with the prowess of gods

2,3.Suka   told   Ravana   that   those   monkeys   whom   he   saw   ranged   like   huge
elephants   in   rut,   like   banyan   trees   standing   on   the   banks   of   Ganges,   like
sal   trees   growing   on   Himalayas,   are   invincible,   mighty,   capable   of   assuming
any   form   at   will,   look   like   daityas   and   danavas   and   are   endowed   with   the
prowess   of   gods   in   war.

exa|   kaE¢zshÞa#a¢N   nv   p·   c   sçO   c   .
tTa   SH¯KshÞa#a¢N   tTa   v¦ÓdSta¢n   c   =4=

exa|

of them

kaE¢zshÞa#a¢N

thousand crores

nv   p·   c    sçO   c

twenty one

tTa

similarly

SH¯KshÞa#a¢N

a thousand sankhas

tTa

similarly

v¦ÓdSta¢n   c

a hundred vrindas of monkeys are there

4.Suka   told   Ravana   that   there   were   twenty   one   thousand   crores,   a   thousand
sankhas   and   a   hundred   vrindas   of   monkeys.

etE   s¤g#£vs¢cva:   ¢k¢ÝkÓDa¢nlya:   sda   .
hryaE   dEvgÓDvªIâp°a:   kamã¢pN:   =5=

etE

these

s¤g#£vs¢cva:

ministers of Sugriva

¢k¢ÝkÓDa¢nlya:

dwell in Kiskindha

sda

always

hry:

monkeys

dEvgÓDvªI:

by gods and gandharvas

up°a:

were begotten

kamã¢pN:

capable of assuming any form at will

5.Suka   told   Ravana   that   those   ministers   of   Sugriva   always   dwell   in
Kiskindha,   were   begotten   by   gods   and   gandharvas   and   are   capable   of
assuming   any   form   at   will.

y¬   t¬   pÜy¢s   ¢t¿Ót¬   k[mar¬   dEvã¢pN¬   .
mWÓdà   ¢¹¢vdàaEB¬   ta×ya|   na¢Þt   smaE   y¤¢D   =6=

y¬

which two

t¬

those two

pÜy¢s

you see

¢t¿Ót¬

standing over there

k[mar¬

youths

dEvã¢pN¬

endowed with the appearance of gods

mWÓd:

Mainda

c

also

¢¹¢vd:   c

Dwivida also

uB¬

the two

ta×ya|

to the two

n   A¢Þt

there is none

sm:

equal

y¤¢D

in war

6.Suka   told   Ravana   that   those   two   whom   he   saw   standing   endowed   with
the   appearance   of   gods   and   youths   they   are   Mainda   and   Dwivida   and
there   is   none   equal   to   them   in   war.

b#'Na   smn¤åOatavm¦tp#a¢Snav¤B¬   .
AaS|sEtE   y¤Da   lÄðamEt¬   m¢dIt¤maEjsa   =7=

b#'Na

by Brahma

smn¤åOat¬

permitted

Am¦tp#a¢Sn¬

have consumed the drink of immortality

uB¬

the two

AaS|sEtE

they aspire

y¤Da	with the war

lÄða|

Lanka

et¬

these two

m¢dIt¤|

to destroy

AaEjsa

with might

7.Suka   told   Ravana   that   they   were   permitted   by   Brahma   to   partake   the
drink   of   immortality   and   they   aspire   to   destroy   Lanka   in   the   war   by   their
might.

yE   t¤   pÜy¢s   ¢t¿Ót|   p#¢B°¢mv   k[¸rm¯   .
yaE   blaÏXaEByEÏ@[¼:   sm¤d#m¢p   vanr:   =8=
exaE{¢BgÓta   lÄðaya   vWdE/aÞtv   c   p#BaE   .
en|   pÜy   p¤ra   è¾|   vanr|   p¤nragtm¯   =9=

yE

whom

t¤

in this

pÜy¢s

you see

¢t¿Ót|

standing there

p#¢B°|

in rut

iv

like

k[¸rm¯

an elephant

y:

who

blat¯

with force

XaEByEt¯

churn up

@[¼:	when enraged

sm¤d#m¯   A¢p

even the sea

vanr:

monkey

ex:

he

A¢BgÓta

had seen and known

lÄðaya:

Lanka

vWdE/a:

the princess of Videha, Sita

tv   c

you also

p#BaE

lord

en|

him

pÜy

see

p¤ra

earlier

è¾|

seen

vanr|

monkey

p¤n:

again

Aagtm¯

has come

8,9.Suka   told   Ravana   that   he   who   stands   like   an   elephant   in   rut,   who   when
enraged   can   churn   up   even   the   sea,   had   come   to   Lanka   and   had   seen   Sita
and   him   and   who   was   seen   earlier   has   again   come.

ÇyE¿:   kEs¢rN:   p¤æOaE   vataÏmj   i¢t   ½¤t:   .
hn¤ma¢n¢t   ¢vÁyataE   lHq¢GtaE   yEn   sagr:   =10=

ÇyE¿:

eldest

kEs¢rN:

of Kesari

p¤æO:

son

vataÏmj:

son of Vayu

i¢t

thus

½¤t:	well known

hn¤man¯

Hanuman

i¢t

thus

¢vÁyat:

is well known

lHq¢Gt:

was crossed

yEn

by whom

sagr:

the sea

10.Suka   told   Ravana   that   he   is   the   eldest   son   of   Kesari,   widely   known   as
'son   of   Vayu'   and   well   known   as   Hanuman   who   had   crossed   the   sea.