tTa    b#¤vaN|    s¤g#£v|    p#hs|ÚlßmNaE{b#v£t¯    ,
k¢ÞmÓkmI¢N    ¢nrqv¦äOE    ½êÒya    va¢lnaE    vDm¯    .71.

tTa

as above

b#¤vaN|

speaking

s¤g#£v|

to Sugriva

p#hsn¯

laughing

lßmN:

Lakshmana

Ab#v£t¯

said

k¢Þmn¯

on what

kmI¢N

feat

¢nrqv¦äOE

being accomplished

½êÒya:

would you be convinced

va¢ln:

of Vali

vDm¯	about destruction

71.Lakshmana   laughing   asked   Sugriva   who   was   speaking   as   above   that
on   accomplishment   of   what   feat   would   he   be   convinced   that   Vali   can   be
killed?

tm¤vacaT    s¤g#£v:    sçO    sala¢nmaÓp¤ra    ,
evmEkWkSaE    val£    ¢vÛyaTaT    s    cask]t¯    .72.

t|

to him

uvac

said

AT

then

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

sçO

seven

salan¯

sala trees

iman¯

these

p¤ra	in the past

ev|

like this

ekWkS:

one after the other

val£

Vali

¢vÛyaT

pierced

AT

together

s:

that

c

also

Ask]t¯

many a time

72.Sugriva   told   Lakshmana   that   in   the   past   Vali   pierced   seven   sala   trees
together   and   one   after   the   other   many   times.

ramaE    ¢ndaIryEdExa|    baNEnWkEn    c    d#mm¯    ,
va¢ln||    ¢nht|    mÓyE    d¦¾va    ramÞy    ¢v@mm¯    .73.
htÞy    m¢hxÞya¢ÞT    padEnWkEn    lßmN    ,
uïØy    p#¢XpEÅca¢p    trsa    ¹E    Dn¤:StE    .74.

ram:

Rama

¢ndaIryEt¯

let split asunder

exa|	among these

baNEn

with arrow

ekEn

a single

c

also

d#mm¯

a single tree

va¢ln||

Vali

¢nht|

having been killed

mÓyE	I will consider now

d¦¾va

having seen

ramÞy

of Rama

¢v@mm¯

prowess

htÞy	the killed

m¢hxÞy

of the buffalo

A¢ÞT	skeletal remains

padEn

by foot

ekEn

one

lßmN

Lakshmana

uïØy

lifting

p#¢XpEt¯   c   A¢p

in case throws away

trsa	with force

¹E

two

Dn¤:StE

hundred bows' length

73,74.Sugriva   told   Lakshmana   that   on   seeing   Rama   split   one   among
these   trees   with   a   single   arrow,   or   Rama   with   one   foot   forcibly   lifts   and
throws   the   skeletal   remains   of   the   dead   buffalo   to   a   two   hundred   bows'
length,   he   will   consider   Vali   killed.

evm¤ÀÏva    t¤    s¤g#£vaE    ram|    r³aÓtlaEcnm¯    ,
ÒyaÏva    m¤h\tI|    kak¤t¯ÞT|    p¤nrEv    vcaE{b#v£t¯    .75.

ev|

as above

uÀÏva

saying

t¤

some more

s¤g#£v:

Sugriva

ram|

to Rama

r³aÓtlaEcnm¯

with corners of eyes red

ÒyaÏva

thinking within himself

m¤h\tI|

for a while

kak¤t¯ÞT|

to the scion of Kakutstha

p¤n:

again

ev

only

vc:	the following words

Ab#v£t¯

spoke

75.Saying   as   above,   Sugriva   thought   within   himself   for   a   while   spoke   as
as   follows   to   Rama.

S¥ràas¤rGat£    c    p#ÁyatblpaWãx:    ,
blbaÓvanraE    bal£    s|y¤gEÝvpra¢jt:    .76.

S¥r:   c

is valiant also

As¤rGat£

the killer of demons

c

also

p#ÁyatblpaWãx:

known for strength and manliness

blban¯

powerful

vanr:

monkey

bal£

Vali

s|y¤gEx¤

in battles

Apra¢jt:

is undefeated

76.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   Vali   is   powerful,   valiant,   a   destroyer   of
demons,   known   for   his   strength   and   manliness   and   unconquered   in
battles.

d¦ÜyÓtE    caÞy    kmaI¢N    ѤÝkra¢N    s¤rWr¢p    ,
ya¢n    s|¢cÓÏy    B£taE{hm¦Üym¥k|    sma¢½t:    .77.

d¦ÜyÓtE

are seen

c

also

AÞy

his

kmaI¢N

exploits

ѤÝkra¢N

as difficult to perform

s¤rW:   A¢p

by gods even

ya¢n

those

s|¢cÓÏy

considering

B£t:

terrified

Ah|

I

§Üym¥k|

to rsyamuka

sma¢½t:

have resorted

77.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   Vali's   exploits   are   seen   as   difficult   to   perform
even   by   gods   and   considering   this   he   had   resorted   to   risyamuka,   as   he   was
terrified.

tmjÙymD¦Ýy|    c    vanrEÓd#mmxINm¯    ,
¢v¢cÓty°    m¤·a¢m    §Üym¥kmh|    ¢Ïvmm¯    .78.

t|

that

AjÙy|

invincible

AD¦Ýy|

puffed up with pride

c

also

vanrEÓd#|

the king of monkeys

AmxINm¯

intolerant by nature

¢v¢cÓtyn¯

considering

n   m¤·a¢m

not leave

§Üym¥k|

rsyamuka

Ah|

I

t¤

in this

imm¯

this

78.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   considering   that   Vali   is   invincible,   proud   amd
intolerant   he   had   decided   not   to   leave   rsyamuka.

u¢¹g":    S¢Äðtàa¢p    ¢vcra¢m    mhavnE    ,
An¤r³W:    shamaÏyWhIn¤mt¯p#m¤KWvIrW:    .79.

u¢¹g":

brokenhearted

S¢Äðt:   c

in great apprehension also

A¢p

even

¢vcra¢m

move about

mhavnE

in the dense forest

An¤r³W:

with devoted

sh   AmaÏyW:

alongwith ministers

hn¤mt¯p#m¤KW:

headed by Hanuman

vIrW:

the superior ones

79.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   in   the   vast   forest   along   with   his   devoted   and
excellent   ministers   headed   by   Hanuman   he   is   roaming   about   with   a   broken
heart   and   full   of   apprehension.

uplÖD|    c    mE    ÜlaÃy|    s¢ÓmæO|    ¢mæOvÏsl    ,
Ïvamh|    p¤r¤xÛyaG#    ¢hmvÓt¢mva¢½t:    .80.

uplÖD|

has been found

c

also

mE

for me

ÜlaÃy|

praiseworthy

s¢ÓmæO|

a good friend

¢mæOvÏsl

one affectionate towards friends

Ïva|

you

Ah|

I

p¤r¤xÛyaG#

tiger among men

¢hmvÓt|

to the Himalayan mountain

iv

like

Aa¢½t:

refuge

80.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   he   has   found   a   praiseworthy   good   friend   in
Rama   and   that   he   has   taken   refuge   in   Rama   like   one   would   resort   to   the
the   Himalayan   mountain.