¢Þa"ÂDpæOa:   ÞTlE   yæO   p¢îÓy:   P[ÚlpÄðja:   .
p#EXN£ya:   s¤gÓDaà   B#mrWà   ¢vv¢jIta:   =11=
kÎf¤naIm   mhaBag:   sÏyvad£   tpaEDn:   .
mh¢xI:   prmamx£I   ¢nymWѤIÝp#DxIN:   =12=

¢Þa"ÂDpæOa:

with beautiful leaves

ÞTlE	in that area

yæO

where

p¢îÓy:

lotus ponds

P[ÚlpÄðja:

with full blown lotuses

p#EXN£ya:

charming to the look at

s¤gÓDa:

fragrant

c

also

B#mrW:   c   ¢vv¢jIta:

even without bees

kÎf¤:

Kandu

nam

by name

mhaBag:

highly blessed

sÏyvad£

truthful of speech

tpaEDn:

whose riches consisted of ascceticism

mh¢xI:

the great sage

prmamx£I

of relentless effort

¢nymW:

by virtue of austerities

ѤÝp#DxIN:

impossible to approach

11,12.In   that   area   there   were   lotus   ponds   with   full   blown   lotuses,   having
beautiful   leaves,   fragrant,   charming   to   look   at   and   even   without   bees.   A
highly   blessed   sage   named   Kandu   who   was   truthful   of   speech,   whose   riches
consisted   of   his   asceticism,   with   relentless   effort   and   impossible   to   approach
by   virtue   of   austerities.

tÞy   t¢ÞmÓvnE   p¤æOaE   bal:   xaEfSva¢xIk:   .
p#n¾aE   j£¢vtaÓtay   @[¼ÞtæO   mham¤¢n:   =13=

tÞy

his

t¢Þmn¯

in that

vnE

forest

p¤æO:

son

bal:

youthful

xaEfSva¢xIk:

sixteen years of age

p#n¾:

died

j£¢vtaÓtay

at the end of his life

@[¼:

got angry

tæO	because of that

mham¤¢n:

the great sage

13.In   that   forest,   his   son   of   sixteen   years   of   age   died   due   to   reaching   the   end   of   his   life.   The   great   sage   got   angry   because   of   that.

tEn   DmaIÏmna   SçO|   k]ÏÞa"|   tæO   mh¹nm¯   .
ASrÎy|   ѤraDxI||   m¦gp¢X¢vv¢jItm¯   =14=

tEn

by him

DmaIÏmna

by that righteous soul

SçO|	was cursed

k]ÏÞa"|

the whole

tæO

then

mht¯	that great

vnm¯

forest

ASrÎy|

unfit for habitation

ѤraDxI|

difficult of access

m¦gp¢X¢vv¢jItm¯

without animals and birds

14.Cursed   by   the   righteous   soul,   the   whole   of   the   great   forest   became   unfit
habotation,   rendered   difficult   of   access   and   without   animals   and   birds.

tÞy   tE   kannaÓta|à   ¢gr£Na|   kÓdra¢N   c   .
p#Bva¢n   nd£na|   c   ¢v¢cÓv¢Ót   sma¢hta:   =15=

tÞy

that

tE

they

kannaÓtan¯   c

the whole of the forest also

¢gr£Na|

of the mountains

kÓdra¢N   c

caves also

p#Bva¢n

sources

nd£na|

of the rivers

c

also

¢v¢cÓv¢Ót

searched

sma¢hta:

with enthusiasm

15.They   searched   with   enthusiasm   the   whole   of   the   forest,   caves   of   the
mountains   and   the   sources   of   the   rivers.

tæO   ca¢p   mhaÏmanaE   napÜy¸nkaÏmjam¯   .
htaIr|   ravN|   ca¢p   s¤g#£v¢p#yka¢rN:   =16=

tæO

there

c

also

A¢p

even

mhaÏman:

the highsouled ones

n   ApÜyn¯

did not see

jnkaÏmjam¯

the daughter of Janaka, Sita

htaIr|

the abductor

ravN|   c   A¢p

even Ravana also

s¤g#£v¢p#yka¢rN:

intent to do what was pleasing to Sugriva

16.The   high-souled   ones,   who   were   intent   to   do   what   was   pleasing   to   Sugriva
did   not   find   the   daughter   of   Janaka,   Sita,   or   her   abductor,   Ravana.

tE   p#¢vÜy   t¤   t|   B£m|   ltag¤Úmsmav¦tm¯   .
dêS¤:   @\rkmaINms¤r|   s¤r¢nBIym¯   =17=

tE

they

p#¢vÜy

having entered

t¤   t|

into that

B£m|

dreadful

ltag¤Úmsmav¦tm¯

fully covered on all sides by creepers and bushes

dêS¤:

saw

@\rkmaIN|

of cruel deeds

As¤r|

a demon

s¤r¢nBIym¯

who was unafraid of the gods

17.Having   entered   into   the   dreadful   forest   fully   covered   on   all   sides   by
creepers   and   bushes   saw   a   demon   of   cruel   deeds   and   unafraid   of   Gods.

t|   è¾qva   vanra   GaEr|   ¢ÞTt|   SWl¢mvaprm¯   .
gaF|   p¢r¢hta:   sv©I   è¾qva   t|   pvItaEpmm¯   =18=

t|

him

è¾qva

on seeing

vanra:

the monkeys

GaEr|

terrible

¢ÞTt|

standing

SWl|   iv

like a mo mounlike

Aprm¯

another

gaF|

tightly

p¢r¢hta:

clung to each other

sv©I

all

è¾qva

on seeing

t|

him

pvItaEpmm¯

comparable to a mountain

18.Seeing   him,   looking   like   another   mountain   all   the   monkeys   clung   to   each
tightly   on   seeing   him   who   was   comparable   to   a   mountain.

saE{¢p   mar£ctny:   sï:   p#açOanmÓyt   .
ATWnan¯   æOasd£çOaXan¯   smvEtan¢Bd#vt¯   =19=

s:   A¢p

he also

mar£ctny:

the son of Marica

sï:	at the same time

p#açOan¯

having come

AmÓyt

thought

AT

therefore

enan¯

them

æOasd£çOaXan¯

having eyes burning due to fear

smvEtan¯

staying together

A¢Bd#vt¯

charged towards

19.He   was   the   son   of   Marica   who   thought   that   all   of   them   have   been   caught   at   the   same   time   with   eyes   burning   due   to   fear   and   staying   together   charged   towards   them.

saE{¢p   taÓvanraÓsvaI°¾a:   ÞTEÏyb#v£ël£   .
A×yDavt   s|@[¼aE   m¤¢¾m¤ïØy   s|¢htm¯   =20=

s:   A¢p

he also

tan¯

those

vanran¯

monkeys

svaIn¯

all

n¾a:   ÞT

'you are lost'

i¢t

thus

Ab#v£t¯

said

bl£

mighty

A×yDavt

came charging

s|@[¼:

highly enraged

m¤¢¾|

fist

uïØy	with uplifted

s|¢htm¯

closed

20.The   mighty   demon,   said   to   all   those   mnkeys   that   you   are   gone   and   charged   towards   them   hightly   enraged   and   with   his   closed   fist   uplifted.