s¤t:   s¤l×y:   s¤jn:   s¤vÜy:   k[t:   s¤p¤æO:   sèSaE{ÄñdEn   .
n   ca¢p   ¢vïEt   s   v£r   dESaE   y¢ÞmÓBvEÏsaEdrs¢°kxI:   =21=

s¤t:

a son

s¤l×y:

attained due to meritorious deeds

s¤jn:

fully amenable

s¤vÜy:

always pleasing in manners

k[t:

where

s¤p¤æO:

a virtuous son

sèS:

similar

AÄñdEn

to Angada

n

not

c

also

A¢p

as well

¢vïEt

is there

s:

that

v£r	Valiant one

dES:

the land

y¢Þmn¯

where

BvEt¯

will be

saEdrs¢°kxI:

meeting one's brother

21.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   one   could   not   find   a   son   like   Angada,   endowed
with   all   virtues,   to   be   attained   through   meritorious   deeds   and   fully   amenable
nor   is   there   a   land   where   one   can   meet   one's   brother.

yïÄñdaE   v£rvrahI   j£vEÇj£vEÅc   mata   p¢rpalnaTIm¯   .
¢vna   t¤   p¤æO|   p¢rtapd£na   tara   n   j£vE¢d¢t   ¢n¢àt|   mE   =22=

y¢d

in case

AÄñd:

Angada

v£rvrahI

One praised by the valiant

j£vEt¯

lives

j£vEt¯

will live

c   mata

mother as well

p¢rpalnaTIm¯

to take care

¢vna

without

t¤

if so

p¤æO|

son

p¢rtapd£na

weighed down by sorrow

tara

Tara

n   j£vEt¯

will not live

i¢t

such is

¢n¢àt|

firm view

mE

my

22.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   in   case   Angada   lives   his   mother   will   live   to   take
care   of   him.   But   without   her   son,   she   will   not   live,   being   weighed   down   by
sorrow.   Such   is   my   firm   view.

saE{h|   p#vEßyaØy¢td£çOm¢g"|   B#aæOa   c   p¤æOEN   c   sÁy¢mÅCn¯   .
imE   ¢vcEÝy¢Ót   h¢rp#v£ra:   s£ta|   ¢ndESE   p¢rvtImana:   =23=

s:

that

Ah|

I

p#vEßya¢m

shall enter

A¢td£çOm¢g"|

a blazing fire

B#aæOa   c

with my elder brother also

p¤æOEN   c

with the son also

sÁy|	earning a good name

iÅCn¯

desirous of

imE

these

¢vcEÝy¢Ót

will search

h¢rp#v£ra:

foremost heroes among monkeys

s£ta|

for Sita

¢ndESE

my orders

p¢rvtImana:

complying with

23.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   being   desirous   of   earning   a   good   name   from
Vali   and   Angada,   he   shall   enter   the   flaming   fire.   The   foremost   heroes
among   these   monkeys   will   search   for   Sita   complying   with   his   orders.

k]ÏÞa"|   t¤   tE   sEÏÞy¢t   kayImEtÓmÙyp#t£tE   mn¤jEÓd#p¤æO   .
k[lÞy   hÓtarmj£vnahI|   raman¤jan£¢h   k]tags|   mam¯   =24=

k]ÏÞa"|

completely

t¤

thus

tE

your

sEÏÞy¢t

will be accomplished

kayI|

objective

ett¯

this

m¢y

me

Ap#t£tE

even when dead

mn¤jEÓd#p¤æO

prince

k[lÞy

of the race

hÓtar|

destroyer

Aj£vnahI

unfit to live

ram

Rama

An¤jan£¢h

may you grant me leave

k]tags|

an offender

mam¯

to me

24.Sugriva   told   Rama   that   even   after   his   death,   Rama's   objective   will   be
accomplished   completely   and   requested   Rama   to   grant   him,   an   offender
and   destroyer   of   his   race,   leave   to   die.

iÏyEvmatIÞy   rG¤p#v£r:   ½¤Ïva   vcaE   va¢ljGÓyjÞy   .
s¸atbaÝp:   prv£rhÓta   ramaE   m¤h¥tI|   ¢vmna   bB¥v   =25=

i¢t   ev|

as above

AatIÞy

of the wretched

rG¤p#v£r:

the foremost hero of the Raghus

½¤Ïva

on hearing

vc:

words

va¢ljGÓyjÞy

the younger brother of Vali

s¸atbaÝp:

moved to tears

prv£rhÓta

the slayer of valorous enemies

ram:

Rama

m¤h¥tI|

for a while

¢vmna:

depressed

bB¥v

became

25.Moved   to   tears   on   hearing   these   words   of   the   younger   brother   of   Vali
who   was   feeling   wretched,   Rama   became   depressed   for   a   while.

t¢Þmn¯   XNE{B£ßNmvEßymaN:   ¢X¢tXmavan¯   B¤vnÞy   gaEçOa   .
ramaE   âdÓt£|   ÛysnE   ¢nmg"a|   sm¤Ïs¤k:   saE{T   ddSI   taram¯   =26=

t¢Þmn¯

at that

XNE

moment

AB£ßN|

extremely

AvEßymaN:

looking around

¢X¢tXmavan¯

full of patience like the earth

B¤vnÞy

of the world

gaEçOa

protector

ram:

Rama

âdÓt£|

crying

ÛysnE

in distress

¢nmg"a|

plunged

sm¤Ïs¤k:

becoming depressed

s:

he

AT

then

ddSI

saw

taram¯

Tara

26.Rama,   who   had   patience   like   the   earth   and   protector   of   the   world,
looking   around   then   saw   at   that   moment   Tara   crying   being   plunged   in   distress.

ta|   caânEæOa|   k¢p¢s|hnaTa|   p¢t|   sma¢ÜlÝy   tda   Syanam¯   .
uÏTapyamas¤rd£nst¯Ïva|   m¢ÓæOp#Dana:   k¢prajpÏn£m¯   =27=

ta|

her

caânEæOa|

with beautiful eyes

k¢p¢s|hnaTa|

the queen of the lions among monkeys

p¢t|   sma¢ÜlÝy

embracing her husband

tda

then

Syanam¯

lying

uÏTapyamas¤:

lifted up

Ad£nst¯Ïva|

noble minded

m¢ÓæOp#Dana:

the foremost of ministers

k¢prajpÏn£m¯

the wife of the king of monkeys

27.Then   the   foremost   of   ministers   lifted   up   the   noble   minded   wife   of   Vali
who   had   beautiful   eyes.   was   the   queen   of   the   lions   among   monkeys   and
lay   embracing   her   husband.

sa   ¢vÞp#¤rÓt£   p¢rr×ymaNa   Bt¤I:   skaSadpn£ymana   .
ddSI   ram|   Srcappa¢N|   ÞvtEjsa   s¥yI¢mv   ÇvlÓtm¯   =28=

sa

she

¢vÞp#¤rÓt£

trembling

p¢rr×ymaNa

held tight in embrace by her maids

Bt¤I:

of the husband

skaSat¯

from the presence

Apn£ymana

being torn away

ddSI

saw

ram|

Rama

Srcappa¢N|

with arrow and bow in hand

ÞvtEjsa

with own effulgence

s¥yI|

Sun

iv

like

ÇvlÓtm¯

burning

28.Being   torn   away   from   her   husband   and   tightly   held   by   her   maids   and
trembling,   Tara   saw   Rama   with   arrow   and   bow   in   hand   burning   like   the   sun
with   his   own   effulgence.

s¤s|v¦t|   pa¢TIvlXNWà   t|   caânEæO|   m¦gSavnEæOa   .
Aè¾p¥vI|   p¤âxp#Danmy|   s   kak[t¯ÞT   i¢t   p#jåOE   =29=

s¤s|v¦t|

richly endowed

pa¢TIvlXNW:

with bodily features of a king

c

also

t||

him

caânEæO|

with lovely eyes

m¦gSavnEæOa

with the eyes of a fawn

Aè¾p¥vI

not seen hitherto

p¤âxp#Dan|

the best among men

Ay|

he is

s:

that

kak[t¯ÞT:

Rama

i¢t

thus

p#jåOE

recognised

29.Tara   who   had   eyes   like   a   fawn,   recognised   that   best   among   men   with
lovely   eyes   and   richly   endowed   with   bodily   features   of   a   king   as   Rama
though   she   had   not   seen   hitherto.

tÞyEÓd#kÚpÞy   ѤrasdÞy   mhan¤BavÞy   sm£pmayaI   .
AataI{¢tt¥NI|   Ûysna¢Bp°a   jgam   tara   p¢r¢vºlÓt£   =30=

tÞy

his

iÓd#kÚpÞy

equal to Indra

ѤrasdÞy

difficult to approach

mhan¤BavÞy

of the exalted demeanour

sm£p|

near

AayaI

the noble

AataI

in distress

A¢tt¥NI

with quick steps

Ûysna¢Bp°a

weighed doown b grief

jgam

went

tara

Tara

p¢r¢vºlÓt£

with a dazed mind

30.The   noble   Tara,   overwhelmed   with   grief,   with   a   dazed   mind   and   in
distress,   moved   with   quick   steps   towards   Rama,   who   was   equal   to   Indra,
difficult   to   approach   and   bore   an   exalted   demeanour.