S¤kEn   t¤   smaÁyata|ÞtaÓè¾qva   h¢ry¥Tpan¯   .
sm£pÞT|   c   ramÞy   B#atr|   Þv|   ¢vB£xNm¯   =1=
lßmN|   c   mhav£yI|   B¤j|   ramÞy   d¢XNm¯   .
svIvanrraj|   c   s¤g#£v|   B£m¢v@mm¯   =2=
gj|   gvaX|   Gvy|   mWÓd|   ¢¹¢vdmEv   c   .
AÄñd|   cWv   b¢ln|   vj#hÞtaÏmjaÏmjm¯   =3=
hn¥mÓt|   c   ¢v@aÓt|   jaØbvÓt|   c   ѤjIym¯   .
s¤xEN|   k[m¤d|   n£l|   nl|   c   ÔlvgxIBm¯   =4=
¢k¢·da¢vg"¶dyaE   jat@«Dà   ravN:   .
BrqÏsyamas   t¬   v£r¬   kTaÓtE   S¤ksarN¬   =5=

S¤kEn

by Suka

t¤

in this

smaÁyatan¯

pointed out

tan¯

those

è¾qva

seeing

h¢ry¥Tpan¯

monkey leaders

sm£pÞT|

standing near by

c

also

ramÞy

of Rama

B#atr|   Þv|

his own brother

¢vB£xNm¯

Vibhishana

lßmN|   c

Lakshmana also

mhav£yI|

with great valour

B¤j|

hand

ramÞy

of Rama

d¢XNm¯

right

svIvanrraj|

the king of all monkeys

c   s¤g#£v|

Sugriva also

B£m¢v@mm¯

with terrible prowess

gj|

Gaja

gvaX|

Gavaksha

gvy|

Gavaya

mWÓd|

Mainda

¢¹¢vd|

Dwivida

ev

only

c

also

AÄñd|

Angada

c

also

ev

only

b¢ln|

the mighty

vj#hÞtaÏmjaÏmjm¯

son of Indra's son

hn¥mÓt|   c

Hanuman also

¢v@aÓt|

valiant

jaØbvÓt|   c

Jambavan also

ѤjIym¯

difficult to conquer

s¤xEN|

Sushena

k[m¤d|

Kumuda

n£l|

Nila

nl|   c

Nala also

ÔlvgxIBm¯

the foremost of monkeys

¢k¢·t¯

a little

Aa¢vg"¶dy:

with agitated heart

jat@«D:   c

and getting enraged also

ravN:

Ravana

BrqÏsyamas

rebuked

t¬

the two

v£r¬

heroes

kTaÓtE

after their submission

S¤ksarN¬

Suka and Sarana

1   to   5.Ravana,   a   little   agitated   at   heart   and   enraged   to   see   the   monkey
leaders   pointed   out   by   Suka,   seeing   Vibhishana   standing   near   Rama,
Lakshmana   of   great   valour   and   the   right   hand   of   Rama,   also   Sugriva   with
terrible   prowess   and   king   of   all   the   monkeys,   Gaja,   Gavaksha,   Gavaya,
Dwivida,   Mainda,   Indra's   son,   the   mighty   Angada,   the   valiant   Hanuman,
the   difficult   to   conquer   Jambavam,   Sushena,   Kumuda,   Nila   and   Nala,   the
foremost   of   monkeys   rebuked   Sarana   and   Suka   after   their   submission.

ADaEm¤K¬   t¬   p#Ntavb#v£ÅC¤ksarN¬   .
raExgédya   vaca   s|rÖD:   pâx|   vc:   =6=

ADaEm¤K¬

with heads bent low

t¬

the two

p#Nt¬

in supplication

Ab#v£t¯

spoke as follows

S¤ksarN¬

to Suka and Sarana

raExgédya

in a voice choked with fury

vaca	with words

s|rÖD:

indignantly

pâx|   vc:

harsh words

6.Ravana   spoke   harsh   words   indignantly   in   a   voice   choked   with   fury   to
Suka   and   Sarana   who   stood   with   bowed   heads.

n   tavÏsèS|   nam   s¢cvWâpj£¢v¢B:   .
¢v¢p#y||   n¦ptEvI³[|   ¢ng#hp#g#hE   p#BaE:   =7=

n

not

tavt¯

at all

sèS|   nam

fitting

s¢cvW:

for ministers

upj£¢v¢B:

who are dependent

¢v¢p#y||

unpalatable words

n¦ptE:

to the king

v³[|

to utter

¢ng#hp#g#hE

to punish or reward

p#BaE:

lord with power

7.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   it   is   not   at   all   fitting   to   utter
unpalatable   words   by   depedent   minister   to   the   king   who   has   the   power   to
punish   or   reward.

¢rp¥Na|   p#¢tk\lana|   y¤¼aTIm¢BvtItam¯   .
uBa×ya|   sèS|   nam   v³[mp#ÞtvW   Þtvm¯   =8=

¢rp¥Na|

of the enemies

p#¢tk\lana|

who are antoganistic

y¤¼aTIm¯

to wage war

A¢BvtItam¯

advancing

uBa×ya|

for you two

sèS|   nam

how can be fitting

v³[m¯

to speak

up#ÞtvW

out of tune with time

Þtvm¯

praise

8.Ravana   asked   Suka   and   Sarana   how   can   it   be   fitting   for   them   to   speak   out
of   season   in   praise   of   enemies   who   are   antoganistic   and   are   advancing   to   wage   war?

AacayaI   g¤rvaE   v¦¼a   v¦Ta   va|   py¤Ipa¢sta:   .
sar|   yd#ajsaÞæOaNamn¤j£Ûy|   n   g¦/tE   =9=

AacayaI:

preceptors

g¤rv:

parents

v¦¼a:

elders

v¦Ta

in vain

va|

by you

py¤Ipa¢sta:

were waited upon

sar|	the essence

yt¯

in that

rajsaÞæOaNam¯

of political wisdom

An¤j£Ûy|

not act in a way to hurt the master

n   g¦/tE

has not been imbibed

9.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   preceptors,   parents   and   elders   have
been   waited   upon   by   them   in   vain   since   they   have   not   imbibed   the   essence
of   political   wisdon   in   that   they   should   not   act   in   a   way   to   hurt   their   master.

g¦h£taE   va   n   ¢våOataE   BaraE   åOanÞy   vaE/tE   =10=

g¦h£t:

what was heard

va   n   ¢våOat:

has not been retained in memory

Bar:

load

åOanÞy

of education

vaE/tE

is being borne by you

10.Ravana   told   Suka   and   Sarana   that   it   is   as   if   what   was   heard   has   not
been   retained   in   memory   but   the   load   of   education   is   being   borne   by   them.