s¤g#£vÞy   t¤   t¹aÀy|   ram:   ½¤Ïva   ¢vm{Üy   c   .
tt:   S¤Btr|   vaÀym¤vac   h¢rp¤Äñvm¯   =21=

s¤g#£vÞy

of Sugriva

t¤	as desired by him

t¹aÀy|

those words

ram:

Rama

½¤Ïva

hearing

¢vm¦Üy

thinking for some time

c   tt:

then only

S¤Btr|

noble

vaÀy|

words

uvac

spoke

h¢rp¤Äñvm¯

a bull among monkeys

21.Having   heard   and   thought   over   for   sometime   the   words   of   Sugriva,
the   bull   among   monkeys,   Rama   spoke   the   following   noble   words.

s   Ѥ¾aE   va{ÔyѤ¾aE   va   ¢kmEx   rjn£cr:   .
s¥ßmmÔy¢ht|   kt¤I|   mmaS³:   kT·n   =22=

s:

he

Ѥ¾:	malevolent

va

or

A¢p

even

AѤ¾:   va

or not malevolent

va

or

¢k|   ex:

what is it to me

rjn£cr:

a night wandered

s¥ßmm¯   A¢p

even a little

A¢ht|

mischief

kt¤I|

to do

mm

to me

AS³:	not capable

kT·n	in any way

22.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   whether   Vibhishana   is   malevolent   or   not
it   does   not   matter   to   him   since   Vibhishana   is   not   capable   to   do
mischief   to   him   in   any   way.

¢pSasaÓdanvaÓyXaÓp¦¢TÛya|   cWv   raXsan¯   .
AÄñ^ÚygrEN   taÓhÓya¢mÅCÓh¢rjNEár   =23=

¢pSasan¯

fiends

danvan¯

danavas

yXan¯

yakshas

p¦¢TÛya|

on the earth

c

also

ev   raXsan¯

ogres as wwll

AÄñ^ÚygrEN

with the tip of fingers

tan¯

those

hÓya|

can kill

iÅCn¯

in case I desire

h¢rjNEár

king of monkey hoards

23.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   in   case   he   desires   he   can   kill   with   the   tips
of   his   fingers   the   fiends,   danavas,   yakshas   and   ogres   on   this   earth.

½¥ytE   ¢h   kpaEtEn   SæO¤:   SrNmagt:   .
A¢cItà   yTaÓyay|   ÞvWà   ma|sW¢nIm¢ÓæOt:   =24=

½¥ytE

is related

¢h   kpaEtEn

by a dove only

SæO¤:

enemy, a fowler

SrN|   Aagt:

having taken shelter

A¢jIt:   c

was received

yTaÓyay|

as per rules

ÞvW:

its own

c   ma|sW:

with flesh also

¢nm¢ÓæOt:

was served

24.Rama   told   Sugriva   it   is   told   that   a   fowler   (enemy)   who   took   shelter
under   a   tree   which   was   the   abode   of   a   dove   was   received   by   the   dove
as   per   rules   and   served   with   its   own   flesh.

s   ¢h   t|   p#¢tjg#ah   BayaIV»taIrmagtm¯   .
kpaEtaE   vanr½E¿   ¢k|   p¤nmI¢¹DaE   jn:   =25=

s:

that

¢h

surely

t|

him

p#¢tjg#ah

received

BayaIhtaIr|

carried away the mate

Aagtm¯

had come

kpaEt:

dove

vanr½E¿

foremost among monkeys

¢k|   p¤n:

why not accept

m¢¹D:

like me

jn:

a man

25.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   the   dove   received   the   man   who   had   carried
away   its   mate   and   so   why   should   a   man   like   him   not   accept
Vibhishana.

§xE:   kÎvÞy   p¤æOEN   kÎf¤na   prm¢xINa   .
S¦N¤   gaTa|   p¤ra   g£ta|   D¢mI¿a|   sÏyva¢dn£m¯   =26=

§xE:   kÎvÞy

of sage Kanva

p¤æOEN

by son

kÎf¤na

named Kandu

prm¢xINa

eminent rishi

S¦N¤

listen

gaTa|

verses

p¤ra	in the past

g£ta|

sung

D¢mI¿a|

inculcating virtue

sÏyva¢dn£m¯

speaking truth

26.Rama   told   Sugriva   to   listen   to   the   verses   inculcating   virtue   sung
in   the   past   by   the   eminent   rishi   Kandu,   son   of   Kanva.

b¼a¸¢lp¤z|   d£n|   yacÓt|   SrNagtm¯   .
n   hÓyadan¦S|ÞyaTIm¢p   SæO¤|   prÓtp   =27=

b¼a¸¢lp¤z|

with joined palms

d£n|

piteously

yacÓt|

soliciting

SrNagtm¯

refuge

n   hÓyat¯

should not strike

Aan¦S|ÞyaTIm¯

in the name of humanity

A¢p   SæO¤|

even an enemy

prÓtp

sorcher of enemies

27.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   even   an   enemy   who   had   come   soliciting
refuge   piteously   with   folded   palms   should   not   be   struck   in   the   name
of   humanity.

Aata©I   va   y¢d   va   èçO:   prExa|   SrNmagt:   .
A¢r:   p#aNaÓp¢rÏyÇy   r¢XtÛy:   k]taÏmna   =28=

Aata©I

distressed

va

or

y¢d   va   èçO:

or even if proud

prExa|

of others

SrNmagt:

come for refuge

A¢r:

enemy

p#aNan¯

life

p¢rÏyÇy

giving up

r¢XtÛy:

has to be protected

k]taÏmna

by one with mind subdued

28.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   an   enemy   distressed   or   even   if   proud   when
come   to   others   for   refuge   should   be   protected   even   by   giving   up
life.

s   cEìya¹a   maEha¹a   kama¹a{¢p   n   rX¢t   .
Þvya   S³Ya   yTast¯Ïv|   tÏpap|   laEkg¢hItm¯   =29=

s:

he

cEt¯

may be

Byat¯   va

or out of fear

maEhat¯   va

or out of ignorance

kamat¯   va   A¢p

or even from desire

n   rX¢t

does not protect

Þvya

with his

S³Ya

capacity

yTast¯Ïv|

as far as possible

tt¯

that

pap|

sin

laEkg¢hItm¯

in despised in the world

29.Rama   told   Sugriva   if   one   does   not   protect   a   refugee   out   of   fear   or
ignorance   or   out   of   desire   as   far   as   possible   with   his   capacity,   the   sin
is   despised   in   the   world.

¢vn¾:   pÜytÞtÞy   r¢XN:   SrNmagt:   .
Aaday   s¤k]t|   tÞy   svI|   gÅCEdr¢Xt:   =30=

¢vn¾:

perishes

pÜyt:

before eyes

tÞy

his

r¢XN:

who is able to protect

SrNmagt:

who has come for refuge

Aaday

takes away

s¤k]t|

merit

tÞy

his

svI|

all

gÅCEt¯

goes

Ar¢Xt:

when unprotected

30.Rama   told   Sugriva   that   remaining   unprotected   if   a   refugee   perishes
before   the   eyes   of   one   who   is   able   to   protect   him,   the   latter   takes   away
all   the   merits   of   the   former.