Book IV : Kishkindha Kanda - Book Of Ape Kingdom
Monkey chiefs go round the earth at the behest of Sugreeva, to fetch all the monkey champions on earth to the presence of Sugreeva. They all go to different mountain, rivers, oceans, and forests and motivate all monkeys to reach Sugreeva at once. Further, having gone to Himalayas they find divine fruits, tubers and medicinal herbs there, which they fetch as royal gifts to Sugreeva. They all return to Sugreeva in the same time when Sugreeva is with Lakshmana and prior to the other monkeys that are summoned. |
evam uk{}taH tu sugriivo lakShmaNena mahaatmanaa |
hanuumantam sthitam paarshve vacanam ca idam abraviit || 4-37-1
1. mahaatmanaa lakSmaNena = by great-souled one, by Lakshmana; evam uktaH tu sugriivaH = thus, who is spoken, but, Sugreeva; paarshve sthitam hanuumantam = at side, available, to Hanuma; idam vacanam abraviit ca = this, word, said, also.
When the great-souled Lakshmana spoke to Sugreeva in this way, Sugreeva spoke this word to Hanuma who is available at his side. [4-37-1]
mahendra himavat vi.ndhya kailaasa shikhareShu ca |
mandare paaNDu shikhare pa.nca shaileShu ye sthitaaH || 4-37-2
taruNa aaditya varNeShu bhraajamaaneShu nityashaH |
par.hvateShu samudra a.nte pashcimasyaam tu ye dishi || 4-37-3
aaditya bhavane caiva girau sa.ndhyaa abhra saMnibhe |
padma taala vanam bhiimaaH saMshritaa hari pu.ngavaaH || 4-37-4
a.njana aMbuda saMkaashaaH ku.njara pratima ojasaH |
a.njane par.hvate caiva ye vasanti plavaMgamaaH || 4-37-5
mahaashaila guhaa aavaasaa vaanaraaH kanaka prabhaaH |
meru paarshva gataaH caiva ye ca dhuumra girim shritaaH || 4-37-6
taruNa aaditya varNaaH ca par.hvate ye mahaaaruNe |
piba.nto madhu maireyam bhiima vegaaH plavaMgamaaH || 4-37-7
vaneShu ca suramyeShu sugandhiShu mahatsu ca |
taapasa aashrama ramyeShu vana anteShu sama.ntataH || 4-37-8
taan taan tvam aanaya kShipram pR^ithivyaam sarva vaanaraan |
saama daana aadibhiH kalpaiH vaanaraiH vegavattaraiH || 4-37-9
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. mahendra himavat vindhya kailaasa shikhareSu ca = Mahendra, Himalaya, Vindhya, Kailash, in mountain-summits of, also; paaNDu shikhare mandare = on whitish, peak, of Mandara; panca shaileSu ye sthitaaH = on these - five, mountains, who [Vanara-s,] available; samudra ante = at ocean's, edge [at seashore]; nityashaH bhraajamaaneSu = always, dazzling - like; taruNa aaditya varNeSu = youthful, sun, in colour; parvateSu = on [such] mountains [in east - udaya giri]; pashcimaayaam dishi = on western, quarter [ghats, Astagiri]; ye = which of those vanara-s are there, they; sandhyaa abhra sannibhe = evening, cloud, like ochry in shine; aaditya bhavane = Sun's, palace; girau caiva = on those mountains, also thus; bhiimaaH hari pungavaaH = catastrophic, monkey, chiefs - that are there; padma taala vanam samshritaa = those in Padma, palm, groves, taking shelter of; anjane parvate = on Anjana, mountain; anjana ambuda samkaashaaH = those that are - black-mascara, water-giver [black-cloud] similar in shine; kunjara pratima ojasaH = elephant, matching, in vigour; ye = which of those; plavan gamaaH = fly, jumpers; vasanti caiva = who are living, also, thus; mahaashaila guhaa aavaasaa = Mahaashaila [Great-Mountain,] in caves of, dwelling in; kanaka prabhaaH vaanaraaH = golden, in hue, which of those vanara-s have that hue; meru paarshva gataaH caiva = Mt. Meru's, on sides of, attained, also thus; ye ca = those, also; dhuumra girim shritaaH = on Dhuumra, [Red-Black,] on mountain, that are staying; mahaa aruNe parvate on Mahaaruna, [Great-Ochre,] on mountain,; maireyam madhu pibantaH = maireya [palm-toddy,] liquor, those that enjoy swilling - such a liquor; bhiima vegaaH plavamgamaaH = such of those - topmost, speeded, fly-jumpers; ye = who will be in; taruNa aaditya varNaaH ca = tender, sun, in tinge, also; su ramyeSu = very, delightful ones; su gandhiSu = richly, fragrant; mahatsu ca = lofty, also; vaneSu ca = in woodlands, also; taapasa aashrama ramyeSu = sage's, hermitages, delightful ones; samantataH = surrounded with; vana anteSu = in forest, interiors; ye = those that are there; pR^ithivyaam = on earth; taan taan = those, and those; sarva vaanaraanall = all of the, monkeys; saama daana aadibhiH kalpaiH = by conciliations, concessions, et cetera, procedures; vegavattaraiH = those that dash fleetly; vaanaraiH = by vanara-s; kSipram tvam aanaya = quickly, you, fetch them [make them to come.]
"Convoke the Vaanara-s available on the summits of these five mountains, namely Mt. Mahendra, Mt. Himalaya, Mt. Vindhya, and Mt. Kailash and those that are on the whitish peak of Mt. Mandara. As well as those that are on the mountains at seashore, udaya adri, namely 'sunrise-mountain,' which mountains will always be dazzling with the tinge of youthful sun. And them that are on the mountains which shine in the ochry hue of evening clouds, asta adri, namely 'sunset-mountain' and which mountains are situated at the Palace of Sun. And the catastrophic monkey chiefs that are abiding in the palm groves of Mt. Padma. Also thus, the fly-jumpers who are similar to black-mascara and black-clouds in their shine, and who match elephants in their vigour, and who live on Mt. Anjana, they too are to be convened. Those fly-jumpers whose complexion will be golden and dwell in the caves of Great-Mountain, besides those who are on the mountainsides of Mt. Meru, and those biding on the Black-Red mountain, along with those topmost speeded fly-jumpers living on Mt. Great-Ochre swilling palm-toddy, these are to be summoned. Further, the vanara-s who will be in the tinge of rising sun and who dwell in the highly delightful, richly fragrant and lofty woodlands that are surrounded with the delightful hermitages of sages are to be summoned. Along with them, the vanara-s who are in the interiors of forests, they are also to be called for. Why citing a few? Those and those monkeys that are on the earth, all of them are to be assembled. Oh, Hanuma, you quickly summon all of the topmost speeded vanara-s by employing concessions, conciliations and the like procedures. [4-37-2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Parable: The assumed Sun's Palace is to the East of earth. He dawns in the morning in east, travels westward, dusks in west, goes to his abode circling the earth to east, and for us he takes rest in his palace for the night and continues his next day's routine.
preShitaaH prathamam ye ca mayaa aaj~naataaH mahaajavaaH |
tvaraNa artham tu bhuuyaH tvam saMpreShaya hariishvaraan || 4-37-10
10. mayaa aaj~naataaH = by me, commanded by; mahaa javaaH = highly speedy ones; ye = which of those vanara-s; prathamam preSitaaH ca = in first instance, sent; tvaraNa artham tu = to hasten them, for purpose of, but; tvam bhuuyaH = you, again; hariishvaraan = [some more] monkey, chiefs; sam preSaya = quickly, you hasten.
"In the first instance highly speedy vanara-s are hastened at my commanded, however, you hasten some more monkey chiefs for the purpose of hastening them. [4-37-10]
ye prasak{}taaH ca kaameShu diirgha suutraaH ca vaanaraaH |
iha aanayasva taan shiighram sarvaan eva kapiishvaraan || 4-37-11
11. ye vaanaraaH = which of those, vanara-s; kaameSu pra saktaaH ca = in creature comforts, verily, involved; diirgha suutraaH ca = lengthily, stringy [dawdlers,] also; taan = sarvaan eva = them, all, in that way; kapiishvaraan = monkey, chiefs; shiighram iha aanayasva = quickly, to here, you lead them in.
"Those that are entangled with creature comforts, and those that are stringy dawdlers, you quickly lead all of those monkey chiefs in here. [4-37-11]
ahobhiH dashabhiH ye ca na aagacchhanti mama aaj~nayaa |
hantavyaaH te duraatmaano raaja shaasana duuShakaaH || 4-37-12
12. ye = such of those vanara-s; mama aaj~nayaa = by my, command; dashabhiH ahobhiH = by ten, days; na aagacChanti = not, going to come; raaja shaasana duuSakaaH = king's, decree, abusers; te duraatmaanaH = those, miscreants, are eliminable.
"And such of those vanara-s that do not arrive within ten days by my command, those miscreants are eliminable as the abusers of king's decree. [4-37-12]
shataani atha sahasraaNi koTyaH ca mama shaasanaat |
prayaantu kapi siMhaanaam nidishe mama ye sthitaaH || 4-37-13
13. mama nidishe = in my, direction - control; ye sthitaaH = those, that are abiding; such of those vanara-s; kapi simhaanaam = monkeys, lion like ones; shataani atha sahasraaNi koTyaH ca = in hundreds, then, in thousands, in millions; mama shaasanaat = by my, command; prayaantu = shall start in - to this place.
"Let all the lionly monkeys available on earth that abide by my control start coming to this place in hundreds, thousands, even in millions, by my command. [4-37-13]
megha parvata sa.nkaashaaH chhaadayanta iva aMbaram |
ghora ruupaaH kapi shreShThaa yaantu mat shaasanaat itaH || 4-37-14
14. megha parvata sankaashaaH = clouds, mountains, those who are similar in shine; ghora ruupaaH = of ghastly, aspect; kapi shreSThaa = among monkeys, champions; ambaram Chaadayanta iva = sky, to overcast, as though; mat shaasanaat itaH yaantu = by my, command, towards this way - to here, they start to come.
"The champions of monkeys with ghastly aspects and similar in shine with the mountains and clouds shall start coming here by my command, fly-jumping as though to overcast the sky. [4-37-4]
te gatij~naa gatim gatvaa pR^ithivyaam sarva vaanaraaH |
aanaya.ntu hariin sarvaan tvaritaaH shaasanaan mama || 4-37-15
15. gati j~naa = route-knowers; te sarva vaanaraaH = such of those, all, vanara-s; tvaritaaH = becoming expeditious; gatim gatvaa = on quick [routes,] on going; pR^ithivyaam sarvaan hariin = on earth, all, Vanara-s; mama shaasanaat = by my, command; aanayantu = lead them in.
"Let those vanara-s who know the routes to the dwelling places of other monkeys expeditiously proceed on quick-routes, and gather all of the monkeys available on earth at my command." Sugreeva ordered Hanuma that way. [4-37-15]
tasya vaanara raajasya shrutvaa vaayu suto vacaH |
dikShu sarvaasu vikraantaan preShayaamaasa vaanaraan || 4-37-16
16. vaayu sutaH = Air's son - Hanuma; tasya vaanara raajasya = his, Vanara, king's; vacaH shrutvaa = sentence [order,] on hearing; sarvaasu dikSu = in all, directions; vi kraantaan vaanaraan preSayaamaasa = valorous, monkeys, started to send.
On hearing the order of Sugreeva, the king of vanara-s, Hanuma, the son of Air-god has started to dispatch valorous monkeys in all directions. [4-37-16]
te padam viShNu vikraantam patatri jyotiH adhvagaaH |
prayaataaH prahitaa raaj~naa harayaH tu kShaNena vai || 4-37-17
17. raaj~naa prahitaa = by king, sent off; te harayaH = those, monkeys; patatri jyotiH adhva gaaH = birds, stars, path of, on getting; kSaNena = in a split-second; viSNu vikraantam padam = by Vishnu, treaded, place [sky]; prayaataaH travelled to [skyrocketed to skies]; vai = indeed.
In a split-second, the vanara-s that are sent by the king of vanara-s have skyrocketed to the airways of birds and stars on their way, and indeed reached the vault of heaven, which was once trodden by Vishnu. [4-37-17]
Vishnu stretched his foot heavenward and covered the intermediate sky with that single foot in Vamana, that Dwarf Boy, incarnation. From then on heaven is also called as tridiva. Thus it is said that the monkeys skyrocketed heavenward, i.e., to skies, but not to heaven.
te samudreShu giriShu vaneShu ca saraHsu ca |
vaanaraa vaanaraan sarvaan raama hetoH acodayan || 4-37-18
18. te vaanaraaH = those, monkeys [after skyrocketing reached]; samudreSu giriSu vaneSu ca saraHsu ca = in oceans, in mountains, in forests, also, in lakes [living at these places,]; sarvaan vaanaraan = all of the, with monkeys; raama hetoH acodayan = for Rama's, cause, motivated.
After skyrocketing those monkeys have reached the monkeys that are living at seashores and islands, in the caves and crags of mountains, and at lakeshores and their surrounds, and motivated all of the monkeys available there towards the cause of Rama. [4-37-18]
mR^ityu kaala upamasya aaj~naam raaja raajasya vaanaraaH |
sugriivasya aayayuH shrutvaa sugriiva bhaya shankitaaH || 4-37-19
19. vaanaraaH = Vanara-s; mR^ityuH = Death-god; kaala = Time-god, upamasya = in simile - Sugreeva's; raaja raajasya sugriivasya = king, of kings, of Sugreeva; aaj~naam shrutvaa = command, on hearing; sugriiva bhaya shankitaa = of Sugreeva, terror, haunted by; aayayuH = arrived - all monkeys arrived.
On hearing that command of the king of kings of Vanara-s, Sugreeva, who is semblable with the Death-god and Time-god, all of the monkeys have arrived with the terror of Sugreeva haunting them. [4-37-19]
tataH te a.njana saMkaashaa gireH tasmaat mahaajavaaH |
tisraH koTyaH plava.ngaanaam niryayur yatra raaghavaH || 4-37-20
20. tataH = then; te plavangaanaam = those, fly-jumpers; anjana samkaashaa = to mascara, similar in shine; mahaa javaaH = terribly swift; tasmaat gireH = from that [from Mt. Anjana,] mountain; tisraH koTyaH = three, crores [thirty million]; raaghavaH yatra = Raghava, where he is; to there [to Prasravana mountain]; nir yayuH = out, travelled - sallied forth.
Then thirty million fly-jumpers whose swiftness is inconceivable, and whose shine is like that of black-mascara have sallied forth from mountain Anjana to there where Raghava is camping, i.e., Mt. Prasravana. [4-37-20]
astam gacchhati yatra arkaH tasmin girivare rataaH |
sa.ntapta hema varNa aabhaa tasmaat koTyo dasha cyutaaH || 4-37-21
21. yatra = where; arkaH astam gacChati = sun, into dusk, goes; tasmin giri vare rataaH = on that, mountain, the best, who take delight [on that mountain;] samtapta hema varNa aabhaa = well, burnt, gold, in the tinge of, in shine with; dasha koTyaH = ten, crores, [hundred million monkeys]; tasmaat cyutaaH = from there, fallen - jumped in.
Hundred million monkeys who take delight on the best mountain where the sun goes into dusk, namely the westerly mountains, asta adri, and whose hue is similar to the refined gold, for dusk has a golden hue, have jumped in. [4-37-21]
kailaasa shikharebhyaH ca siMha kesara varcasaam |
tataH koTi sahasraaNi vaanaraaNaam samaagaman || 4-37-22
22. tataH = then; simha kesara varcasaam = lion's, mane, in the hue of; vaanaraaNaam = of Vanara-s; koTi sahasraaNi = thousand, crores [hundred billion]; kailaasa shikharebhyaH ca = from Kailash, pinnacles of, also; samaagaman = turned up.
Vanara-s who are in the hue of lion's mane have turned up in thousand crores, say hundred billion, from the pinnacles of Mt. Kailash. [4-37-22]
phala muulena jiivanto himavantam upaashritaaH |
teShaam koTi sahasraaNaam sahasram samavartata || 4-37-23
23. phala muulena jiivantaH = by fruits, by tubers, subsisting on; himavantam upaashritaaH = Himalayas, sheltered in; teSaam = their - of monkeys; koTi sahasraaNaam sahasram = crores, thousand, thousand of [thousand of thousand crores, thousand billion, trillion]; samavartata = arrived.
Those that are sheltered on Himalayas subsisting on fruits and tubers have arrived in a thousand of thousand crores, say a trillion. [4-37-23]
a.ngaaraka samaanaanaam bhiimaanaam bhiima karmaNaam |
vi.ndhyaat vaanara koTiinaam sahasraaNi apatan drutam || 4-37-24
24. vindhyaat = from Mt. Vindhya; angaaraka samaanaanaam = planet Mars, equal with; bhiimaanaam = gruesome ones; bhiima karmaNaam = with gruesome, deeds; vaanara koTiinaam sahasraaNi = vanara-s, crores, thousands - millions and millions; apatan drutam = fallen - alighted, swiftly.
Millions and millions of Vanara-s whose looks and deeds are gruesome, and who equal the planet Mars in their crimson-flush, as they dwell on the hotbeds of Mt. Vindhya, have swiftly alighted from Mt. Vindhya. [4-37-24]
kShiira uda velaa nilayaaH tamaala vana vaasinaH |
naari kela ashanaaH caiva teShaam sa.nkhyaa na vidyate || 4-37-25
25. kSiira uda velaa nilayaaH = milk, waters, coast, domiciled; tamaala vana vaasinaH = Tamaala, woodlands, residents of; naarikela [naari kera] ashanaaH caiva = coconuts, who feed on - i.e., dwelling in coconut groves; teSaam samkhyaa na vidyate = their, count, not, known [uncountable.]
The count of those vanara-s who are basically domiciled at the coasts of milky ocean, the residents of Tamala woodlands, and those who feed on coconuts dwelling in coconut groves, and who have presently come from those places is uncountable. [4-37-25]
The milky ocean referred here is not to be construed as that of Vishnu. The word used for coconut here is naari kela whereas the real Sanskrit word is naari kera. While discussing some phonetic tendencies, Dr. Satya Vrat says 'Inter change of certain sounds is an accepted phonetic phenomena in Sanskrit. Many classical Sanskrit poets have based their double entendres on this... Ramayana, however, is somewhat different... it preserves only an odd instance of each of the interchange of 'Da' and 'la' and 'ra' and 'la'....' The phonetic licence takes from the rulings like: Da la yoH abhedaH; ra la yoH abhedaH; va ba yoH abhedaH 'there is no phonetic difference between Da or la, and ra or la, and va or ba'. At 7-26-6 of uutara raamayna the commonly known naari kela is used as naari kera, in it original phonetic form. And the Bengalis even now pronounce ba for va. Even the English keyboard of typewriters too, provide b adjacent to v .
vanebhyo gahvarebhyaH ca sarit.hbhyaH ca mahaabalaaH |
aagacchhat vaanarii senaa pibanti iva divaa karam || 4-37-26
26. mahaabalaaH = highly, forceful ones; vaanarii senaa = Vanara's, military forces; divaa karam pibanti iva = day, maker - Sun, drinking up, as though; vanebhyaH gahvarebhyaH ca = from forests, from caverns, also; saridbhyaH [sarit bhyaH ] ca from rivers, also, aagacChat came forth.
That highly forceful military force of vanara-s has arrived from forests, caverns and riversides with their leaping and bounding on the sky blocking up the sun as if they have gulped him down. [4-37-26]
It does not mean that these monkeys have devoured the sun as Hanuma did in his childhood. It is intended to say that the irrefutable sugreeva aaj~na 'Sugreeva's command...' as said in his order at ' monkeys have to come as though to overcast the sky' , at 4-37-14 above, is effectuated by these troops of monkeys, who seem to overcast the sky as if they are going to gorge the sun.
ye tu tvarayitum yaataa vaanaraaH sarva vaanaraan |
te viiraa himavat shaile dadR^ishuH tam mahaadrumam || 4-37-27
27. ye vaanaraaH tu = such of those, vanara-s, on their part; sarva vaanaraan = all, [other] Vanara-s; tvarayitum yaataa = to hasten up, who went; te viiraa = those, champions; himavat shaile = on Himalaya, mountains; tam mahaadrumam dadR^ishuH = that, great-tree, they have seen; [or, te viiraa dadR^ishuH tam himavat mahaadrumam = those, champions, saw, that Himalayan, mountain, having exceptional trees.]
The Vanara-s who went from Kishkindha to hasten up all the other monkeys of all quarters, those champions have reached Himalayan Mountains and saw exceptional trees on them. [4-37-27]
Usually it is said that 'they saw a great tree on Himalayan mountains...' which offers no speciality to the following verses. Instead of one tree, some decipher the meaning, that 'they have seen Himalayas with many a great tree...' thereby it will be reinforcing the 'doubt that occurred to Hanuma' in identifying Sanjivini herb among many trees.
tasmin giri vare puNye yaj~no maaheshvaraH puraa |
sarva deva manaH toSho babhuuva su manoramaH || 4-37-28
28. puNye tasmin giri vare = auspicious one, on that, mountain, the best; puraa = once; sarva deva manaH toSaH = to all, gods, heart, pleasing; su manaH ramaH = verily, heart, delighting - a glorious ritual; maaheshvaraH = Shiva's, aiming Shiva; yaj~naH babhuuva = Vedic-ritual, took place.
On that best and auspicious mountain, once a glorious Vedic-ritual intending God Shiva took place, which pleased the hearts of all gods. [4-37-28]
anna nisya.nda jaataani muulaani ca phalaani ca |
amR^ita svaadu kalpaani dadR^ishuH tatra vaanaraaH || 4-37-29
29. tatra = at there; vaanaraaH = Vanara-s; anna nisyanda jaataani = food [oblational material,] by spattering, originated from; amR^ita svaadu kalpaani = nectar, luscious, similar to; muulaani ca phalaani ca = tubers, fruits, also; dadR^ishuH = they saw.
There the vanara-s have seen luscious tubers and fruits similar to nectar, which have originated from the oblational food material spattered in the Vedic-ritual for Shiva. [4-37-29]
tat anna saMbhavam divyam phalam muulam manoharam |
yaH kashcit sakR^it ashnaati maasam bhavati tarpitaH || 4-37-30
30. tat anna sambhavam = that, from food [oblational material,] birthed; divyam = divine; manaH haram = heart, stealing; phalam muulam = fruits, tubers; yaH kashcit sakR^it ashnaati = who, a little, at one time, eats; maasam bhavati tarpitaH = a month, remains, satiated.
If one eats for one time, a little of those divine and heart-pleasing fruits and tubers that have taken their origin from that oblational food material, he remains satiated for a month. [4-37-30]
taani muulaani divyaani phalaani ca phala ashanaaH |
auShadhaani ca divyaani jagR^ihur hari pu.ngavaaH || 4-37-31
31. phala ashanaaH hari pungavaaH = fruit, eaters, monkeys, the best; divyaani = divine ones; taani muulaani phalaani ca = those, tubers, fruits, also; divyaani auSadhaani ca = unique divine, medicinal-herbs, even; jagR^ihuH = collected.
The best monkeys that are fruit-eaters have collected those divine fruits, tubers, and even the divine medicinal herbs. [4-37-31]
tasmaat ca yaj~na aayatanaat puShpaaNi surabhiiNi ca |
aaninyur vaanaraa gatvaa sugriiva priya kaaraNaat || 4-37-32
32. vaanaraa gatvaa = vanara-s, on going; tasmaat yaj~na aayatanaat ca = from that, Vedic-ritual's, cardinal ground, also; surabhiiNi puSpaaNi ca = highly fragrant, flowers, also; sugriiva priya kaaraNaat = Sugreeva, pleasing, for purpose of; aaninyuH [ aa nin yuH] = fetched.
On going to the cardinal ground of Vedic-ritual which was performed once, those vanara-s fetched highly fragrant flowers in order to please Sugreeva. [4-37-32]
te tu sarve harivaraaH pR^ithivyaam sarva vaanaraan |
saMcodayitvaa tvaritam yuuthaanaam jagmur agrataH || 4-37-33
33. sarve te hari varaaH tu = all of those, monkeys, best ones, on their part; pR^ithivyaam sarva vaanaraan = on earth, all of the, monkeys; samcodayitvaa = on motivating; yuuthaanaam = of troops of [other] monkeys; agrataH = ahead of - earlier than; tvaritam jagmu = quickly, went [to Kishkindha.]
On motivating all of the monkeys on earth, all those best monkeys who proceeded to forgather other monkeys, quickly returned to Kishkindha ahead of the forgathered troops of monkeys. [4-37-33]
te tu tena muhuurtena kapayaH shiighra caariNaH |
kiShki.ndhaam tvarayaa praaptaaH sugriivo yatra vaanaraH || 4-37-34
34. shiighra caariNaH = quick, paced ones; te kapayaH = those, monkeys [motivators]; tena muhuurtena = by the very, moment; vaanaraH sugriivaH = vanara, Sugreeva; yatra = where he is; to there; kiSkindhaam tvarayaa praaptaaH = to Kishkindha, quickly, arrived.
Those quick paced monkeys quickly reached Kishkindha just at that moment when Lakshmana is still with Sugreeva, and those monkeys arrived at that place where Sugreeva is available along with Lakshmana. [4-37-34]
te gR^ihiitvaa oShadhiiH sarvaaH phala muulam ca vaanaraaH |
tam pratigraahayaamaasur vacanam ca idam abruvan || 4-37-35
35. te vaanaraaH sarvaaH = those, vanara-s, all of them; oSadhiiH phala muulam ca = medicinal-herbs, frits, tubers, also; gR^ihiitvaa = taking with them; tam = him [Sugreeva]; prati graahayaamaasuH = in turn, obliged to take them [fruits, tubers]; idam vacanam ca abruvan = this, word, also, they spoke.
Taking the medicinal herbs, fruits, and tubers along with them, all of those Vaanaras obliged Sugreeva to accept fruits, tubers and herbs as royal gifts, and they also spoke this word to Sugreeva. [4-37-35]
sarve parisR^itaaH shailaaH saritaH ca vanaani ca |
pR^ithivyaam vaanaraaH sarve shaasanaat upayaanti te || 4-37-36
36. sarve = all of the; shailaaH saritaH ca vanaani ca = mountains, rivers, also, forests, even; pari sR^itaaH = round, circled - all are covered by us; [te ] shaasanaat = by [your] command; pR^ithivyaam sarve vaanaraaH = on earth, all of the, vanara-s; te upa yaanti = for you, coming near.
"We have rounded up all the mountains, rivers, and forests even, and all of the Vanara-s available on earth are fetched to your fore according to your command." Thus the monkeys said to Sugreeva. [4-37-36]
evam shrutvaa tato hR^iShTaH sugriivaH plavaga adhipaH |
pratijagraaha ca priitaH teShaam sarvam upaayanam || 4-37-37
37. tataH = then; plavaga adhipaH sugriivaH = fly-jumper's, king, Sugreeva; evam shrutvaa hR^iSTaH = thus - these words, on listening, gladdened; teSaam sarvam upaayanam = from them, all, gifts; priitaH = gladly; prati jagraaha ca = in turn, taken - accepted, also.
On listening these words then the king of fly-jumpers Sugreeva is gladdened and accepted the gifts brought from Himalayas from all of them. [4-37-37]
iti vaalmiiki raamaayaNe aadi kaavye kiShkindha kaaNDe sapta triMshaH sargaH
Thus, this is the 37th chapter in Kishkindha Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana, the First Epic poem of India.
© Aug, 2002, Desiraju Hanumanta Rao [Revised : September 04]