n    mamÓyEn    s|rÖD|    p#mäO|    yaE¼¤mrh¢t    ,
i¢t    mE    b¤¢¼âÏp°a    bB¥vadSInE    tv      .21.

n

not

ma|

me

AÓyEn

with another

s|rÖD|

furiously

p#mäO|

unwary

yaE¼¤|   Arh¢t

would stoop to fight

i¢t

thus

mE   b¤¢¼:

in my mind

uÏp°a

after deliberation

bB¥v

arose

AdSInE

not seeing

tv

you

21.Vali   told   Rama   that   as   long   as   he   did   not   see   Rama   the   thought   arose   in    his   mind   that   Rama   would   not   stoop   to   fight   while   he   was   engaged   furiously   and   unwarily   with   another.

n    Ïva|    ¢v¢nhtaÏman|    DmIÒvjmDa¢mIkm¯    ,
janE    papsmacar|    t¦NW:    k\p¢mvav¦tm¯    .22.

n

did not

Ïva|

you

¢v¢nhtaÏman|

killed one's soul

DmIÒvj|

the flag of righteousness

ADa¢mIkm¯

the unrighteous

janE

know

papsmacar|

engaged in sinful acts

t¦NW:

by grass

k\p|

a well

iv

like

Aav¦tm¯

covered

22.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   was   unaware   that   Rama   had   killed   own   soul,
engaging   in   unrighteous   acts   under   the   flag   of   righteousness,   engaged   in
sinful   acts   like   a   well   covered   by   grass.

sta|    vExDr|    pap|    p#ÅC°¢mv    pavkm¯    ,
nah|    Ïvam¢Bjana¢m    DmIÅCîa¢Bs|v¦tm¯    .23.

sta|	of the virtuous

vExDr|

wearing the guise

pap|	the sinful

p#ÅC°|

concealed

iv   pavkm¯

like the fire

n

not

Ah|

I

Ïva|

you

A¢Bjana¢m

did know

DmIÅCîa¢Bs|v¦tm¯

wholly covered by a mask of piety

23.Vali   told   Rama   that   he   did   not   know   that   Rama   to   be   sinful   in   the   guise
of   the   virtuous   and   wholly   covered   by   a   mask   of   piety   like   a   fire   covered
by   ashes.

¢vxyE    va    p¤rE    va    tE    yda    napkraEØyhm¯    ,
n    c    ÏvamvjanE    c    kÞmat¯Ïv|    h||Þy¢k¢Úbxm¯    .24.
Plm¥laSn|    ¢nÏy|    vanr|    vngaEcrm¯    ,
ma¢mhap#¢ty¤¼YÓtmÓyEn    c    smagtm¯    .25.

¢vxyE   va

either in the country

p¤rE   va

or in the city

tE

your

yda

while

n   ApkraE¢m

did not offend

Ahm¯

I

n

did not

c   Ïva|

you also

AvjanE   c

show disrespect also

kÞmat¯

for what reason

Ïv|

you

h|¢s

assault

A¢k¢Úbxm¯

free from guilt

Plm¥laSn|

subsisting on roots and fruits

¢nÏy|

always

vanr|

a monkey

vngaEcrm¯

moving about in the forests

ma|

me

ih

now

Ap#¢ty¤¼YÓt|

without engaging you in battle

AÓyEn   c

with another also

smagtm¯

locked in combat

24,25.Vali   told   Rama   that   while   he   did   not   offend   Rama   in   any   way   either
in   Rama's   country   or   capital   city   nor   did   he   dishonour   Rama   for   which
reason   did   Rama   assaulted   him,   a   monkey   free   from   guilt,   living   on   fruits
and   roots   and   moving   about   in   the   forest   and   who   was   not   engaging   Rama
in   fight   while   he   was   locked   in   a   combat   with   someone   else.

k:    X¢æOyk¤lE    jat:    ½¤tva°¾s|Sy:    ,
DmI¢lÄñp#¢tÅC°:    @\r|    kmI    smacrEt¯    .26.

k:

who

X¢æOyk¤lE

in the warrior class

jat:

born

½¤tvan¯

with scriptural knowledge

n¾s|Sy:

whose doubts have been resolved

DmI¢lÄñp#¢tÅC°:

with emblems of piety

@\r|

cruel

kmI

act

smacrEt¯

will do

26.Vali   asked   Rama,   who,   born   in   a   warrior   class,   with   scriptural
knowledge,   whose   doubts   have   been   resolved   and   with   emblems   of   piety
wiil   do   such   a   cruel   act?

ram    rajk¤lE    jataE    DmIva¢n¢t    ¢v½¦t:    ,
ABÛyaE    BÛyãpEN    ¢kmTI||    p¢rDav¢s    .27.

ram

Rama

rajk¤lE

in the royal family

jat:

born

DmIvan¯   i¢t

given to righteous conduct

¢v½¦t:

well known

ABÛy:

doing sinful acts

BÛyãpEN

in a gentle guise

¢kmTI|

for what purpose

p¢rDav¢s

you wander about

27.Vali   told   Rama   that   though   born   in   a   royal   family   and   well   known   for
righteous   practices   but   doing   sinful   acts   and   asked   why   Rama   wanders
about   in   a   gentle   guise?

sam    dan|    Xma    DmI:    sÏy|    D¦¢tpra@maW    ,
pa¢TIvana|    g¤Na    rajÓdÎfàaÔypka¢rx¤    .28.

sam	art of persuasion

dan|	liberality

Xma	forbearance

DmI:	righteousness

sÏy|	truthfulness

D¦¢tpra@maW

courage and valour

pa¢TIvana|

of kings

g¤Na:

are virtues

rajn¯

King

dÎf:   c

punishment also

A¢p   Apka¢rx¤

the offenders only

28.Vali   told   Rama   that   the   virtues   of   a   ruler   are   art   of   persuasion,   liberality,
tolerence,   righteousness,   truthfulness,   courage   and   valour   and   punishing   the
offenders   only.

vy|    vncra    ram    m¦ga    m¥lplaSna:    .29.

vy|

we

vncra:

living in the forests

ram

Rama

m¦ga:

animals

m¥lplaSna:

subsisting on roots and fruits

29.Vali   told   Rama   that   they   are   animals   living   in   the   forest   and   subsisting   on
roots   and   fruits.

exa    p#k]¢trÞmak|    p¤âxÞÏv|    nrEár    .30.

exa

this

p#k]¢t:

is nature

AÞmak|

our

p¤âx:

a man

Ïv|

you are

nrEár

King

30.Vali   told   Rama   that   this   was   their   nature   and   Rama   was   a   man.