THE RAMAYANA

YUDDHA KANDA

SARGA 125 : SLOKAS 21 TO 28

vanrsEnas|manm¯ - HONOURING MONKEYS
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A¢crENag¢mÝyam: ÞvaÓg¦ha°¦pt: s¤t =21=

è¾qva

seeing

Ïva|

you

A¢BxEkad#I|

coronated and drenched with ablutions

k¬sÚya|

to Kausalya

A¢Bvaï c

paying respcts also

A¢crEN

without delay

Aag¢mÝyam:

will return

Þvan¯

our

g¦han¯

to homes

n¦ptE:

of the emperor

s¤t

son

21.The monkeys and Vibhishana told Rama, son of emperor, that they after seeing him cronated and drenched with ablutions and paying respects to Kausalya, they will return to their homes without delay.
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Ab#v£d#aGv: ½£maÓss¤g#£v¢vB£xNan¯ =22=

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as above

u³:

being told

t¤

then

DmaIÏma

mind set on virtue

vanrW:

by monkeys

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with Vibhishana

Ab#v£t¯

said

raGv:

Rama, a scion of Raghu

½£man¯

illustrious

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to the monkeys with Sugriva and Vibhishana

22.The illustrious Rama, a scion of Raghu, mind set on virtue, being told as above by monkeys and Vibhishana said the following to the monkeys, Sugriva and Vibhishana.
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svªIBIv¢ì: s¢ht: p#£¢t| lÔs¯yE p¤r£| gt: =23=

¢p#yat¯

in happiness

¢p#ytr|

more happiness

lÖD|

has attained

yt¯

for that reason

Ah|

ss¤¶Çjn:

with friends

svªI:

all

Bv¢ì:

with you

s¢ht:

alongwith

p#£¢t|

delighted

lÔs¯yE

will feel

p¤r£|

city of Ayodhya

gt:

reach

23.Rama told Vibhishana and the monkeys that he will feel delighted to reach Ayodhya alongwith all his host of friends. For that reason he has attained more happiness.
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ÏvmÒyaraEh samaÏyaE raXsEÓd# ¢vB£xN =24=

¢Xp#|

quickly

AaraEh

climb

s¤g#£v

O! Sgriva

¢vman|

aerial car

vanrW: sh

with monkeys

Ïv|

you

AÒyaraEh

will climb

smaÏy:

with ministers

raXsEÓd#

king of ogres

¢vB£xN

O! Vibhishana

24.Rama told Sugriva to climb quickly into the aerial car with monkeys. He also told Vibhishana to climb into the aerial car with his ministers.
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AÒyaraEht¯ÏvrM¯ÅC£G#| samaÏyà ¢v¢BxN: =25=

tt:

then

tt¯

that

p¤Ýpk|

Pushpaka

¢dÛy|

celestial

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

sh sEnya

with army

AÒyaraEht¯

climbed

Ïvrn¯

hastily

S£G#|

quickly

samaÏy:

with ministers

also

¢vB£xN:

Vibhishana

25.Then Sugriva quickly ascended the celestial aerial car, Pushpaka, with his army.Vbhishana also hastily ascended the car with his ministers.
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raGvENa×yn¤åOatm¤Ïppat ¢vhaysm¯ =26=

tEx¤

they

AaãFEx¤

had ascended

sv©Ix¤

all

k¬bEr|

of Kubera

prmasnm¯

excellent aerial car

raGvEN

by Rama, a scion of Raghu

A×yn¤åOat|

being ordered

uÏppat

rose

¢vhaysm¯

into the air

26.After they all had ascended the excellent aerial car of Kubera, the car rose into the air as ordered by Rama, a scion of Raghu.
yy¬ tEn ¢vmanEn h|sy¤³En BaÞvta .
p#¶¾à p#t£tà bB¬ ram: k[bErvt¯ =27=

yy¬

went

tEn

by that

¢vmanEn

aerial car

h|sy¤³En

with swans

BaÞvta

shining

p#¶¾: c

greatly rejoiced also

p#t£t: c

being honoured also

bB¬

shone

ram:

Rama

k[bErvt¯

like Kubera, the god of riches

27.Rama went by that aerial car, Pushpaka, with swans and shining and he was greatly rejoiced and being honoured shone like Kubera, the god of riches.
tE sv©I vanra ¶¾a raXsaà mhabla: .
yTas¤Kms|baD| ¢dÛyE t¢Þm°¤pa¢vSn¯ =28=

they

sv©I

all

vanra:

monkeys

¶¾a:

delighted

raXsa:

ogres

also

mhabla:

with great might

yTas¤K|

comfortably

As|baD|

without causing obstruction

¢dÛyE

celestial

t¢Þmn¯

in that car

upa¢vSn¯

took their seats

28.All the monkeys and ogres with great might delighted took their seats comfortably in the celestial car, Pushpaka, without causing any obstruction.

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