Book IV : Kishkindha Kanda - The Empire of Holy Monkeys
Sugreeva gives a report to Rama about his plight for fear of Vali, who made his own brother an enemy and abducted Sugreeva's wife. Rama asks Sugreeva to inform him about the real cause of enmity, so that he can decide correctly. Sugreeva narrates his woeful condition. |
parituSTaH tu sugriivaH tena vaakyena harSitaH |
lakSmaNasya agrajam shuuram idam vacanam abraviit || 4-8-1
1. Sugreeva; tena vaakyena= by that, sentence; harSitaH= gladdened; parituSTaH tu= satisfied; shuuram= to that valiant one, Rama; lakshmanasya agrajam= Lakshmana's, elder; idam vacanam= this, sentence; abraviit= said.
Sugreeva is gladdened and satisfied too by that sentence, and said this sentence to Lakshmana's elder brother, Rama the valiant one. [4-8-1]
sarvathaa aham anugraahyo devataanaam na sa.mshayaH |
upapannaH guNa upetaH sakhaa yasya bhavaan mama || 4-8-2
2. upapannaH= possessor of [all kinds of endowments]; guNa upetaH= having good virtues, with; bhavaan yasya mama sakhaa = you, whose, mine, friend; [on becoming so]; aham= sarvathaa= I, in everyway; devataanaam anugraahyaH= to gods [also]; worthy to be blessed; na samshayaH= no, doubt.
"When you wth all kinds of endowment and good virtues are my friend, doubtlessly I am worthy to be blessed by all gods in everyway. [4-8-2]
shakyam khalu bhavet raama sahaayena tvayaa anagha |
sura raajyam api praaptum sva raajyam kimuta prabho || 4-8-3
3. anagha= oh, merited one; oh, Rama; tvayaa sahaayena= with your, help; sura raajyam api praaptum shakyam bhavet= god's, kingdom, even, to achieve, possible, it will be; sva raajyam kim utaH prabho= one's own, why tell about, oh , lord.
"Oh, merited one, with your help it will be possible to achieve kingdom of gods, oh, lord, then why tell about one's own kingdom... [4-8-3]
so.aham sabhaajyo bandhuunaam suhR^idaam caiva raaghava |
yasya agni saakSikam mitram labdham raaghava va.mshajam || 4-8-4
4. yasya= to whom such like me; raaghava vamsha jam= in Raghava's, dynasty, one born in; mitram= as friend; agni saakshikam= fire, as witness; labdham= gained by; saH aham= such as, I am; bandhuunaam= among, relatives; ca iva= also, like that; su hR^idaam= kind-hearted friends; sabhaajyaH= estimable.
"He who has gained the one born in Raghava-s dynasty as friend, to which sacred fire bore the witness, such a being like me is estimable among his relative, more so among his kind-hearted friends... [4-8-4]
aham api anuruupaH te vayasyo j~naasyase shanaiH |
na tu vak{}tum samartho.aham tvayi aatmagataan guNaan || 4-8-5
5. aham api= I am, even; anuruupaH= matching; vayasyaH= friend; te= to you; j~naasyase= you will know; shanaiH= soon; aham aatma gataan gunaan= I am my in soul, having [inherent,] capabilities; tvayi= to you; vaktum= to speak; na tu samarthaH= not, capable [inexpedient.]
"Even though I am a matching friend to you, that you will know soon, it will be inexpedient of myself to talk about my inherent capabilities. [4-8-5]
mahaatmanaam tu bhuuyiSTham tvat vidhaanaam kR^ita aatmanaam |
nishcalaa bhavati priitiH dhairyam aatmavataam vara || 4-8-6
6. maha aatmanaam tu= for great souls; bhuuyiSTham= generally; tvat vidhaanaam= in your manner; kR^ita aatmanaam= purified, at heart; nishcalaa=stable; bhavati= will be; priitiH= friendship; dhairyam= courage; aatmavataam vara= among hearty ones, the best [amiable one.]
"Great souls of your kind, whose hearts are purified like yours, oh, amiable Rama, their friendship and courage will generally be stable. [4-8-6]
rajatam vaa suvarNam vaa shubhaani aabharaNaani cha |
avibhak{}taani saadhuunaam avagacChanti saadhavaH || 4-8-7
7. saadhuunaam= among gentle souls; rajatam vaa= silver, or; suvarNam vaa= gold, or; shubhaani aabharaNaani cha= prosperous ornaments, even; a + vibhaktaani= not, in an apportioned manner; [thus] saadhavaH= by gentle souls; avagachanti= will be knowing.
"Gentle souls will be knowing that silver or gold, or even prosperous ornaments are not to be apportioned among themselves as this is mine and that is yours. [4-8-7]
aaDhyo vaa api daridro vaa duHkhitaH sukhito.api vaa |
nirdoSaH ca sadoSaH ca vayasyaH paramaa gatiH || 4-8-8
8. aaDhyaH vaa api= rich, or, even; daridraH vaa= poor, or; duhkhitaH= saddened; sukhitaH api vaa = gladdened, even, or; nir doSaH ca= without flaw, or; sa doshaH vaa= with flaw, or; vayasyaH= friend is; paramaa gatiH= ultimate, recourse.
"May he be rich or poor, saddened or gladdened, flawless or flawed, a friend is the ultimate recourse to any. [4-8-8]
dhana tyaagaH sukha tyaago desha tyaago.api vaa anaghaH |
vayasyaarthe pravartante sneham dR^iSTvaa tathaa vidham || 4-8-9
9. anaghaH= oh impeccable one; sneham= friendship; dR^iSTvaa tathaa vidham= on observing, thus, course of [friendship]; vayasya arthe= for friend's, sake; dhana tyaagaH=wealth, devoting; sukha tyaagaH= pleasure devoting; desha tyaagaH vaa api= country, devoting, or, even; pravartante= conducts [they don't hesitate to forgo, extend.]
"On observing the course of friendship and knowing which is true friendship, the true friends do not hesitate to extend wealth, pleasure or even their own country for the sake of friendship." Sugreeva thus extolled Rama and his friendship. [4-8-9]
tat tathaa iti abraviit raamaH sugriivam priya darshanam |
lakSmaNasya agrataH lakSmyaa vaasavasya iva dhiimataH || 4-8-10
10. raamaH= Rama; vaasavasya iva dhiimataH= Indra, as with, sagacious one; lakshmyaa= one who is resplendent; lakshmanasya+agrataH= [such] Lakshmana's, before; priya darshanam sugriivam= one who looks pleasant [soft-natured in his for the onlookers, to such] Sugreeva; tat tathaa iti abraviit= that, that way, only, [thus] said Rama.
"That is thus only," said Rama before Lakshmana, which Lakshmana is sagacious, resplendent and who vies with Indra, about what is said by Sugreeva, which Sugreeva is by now soft-natured in his looks, doffing off his jittery look. [4-8-10]
tato raamam sthitam dR^iSTvaa lakSmaNam ca mahaabalam |
sugriivaH sarvataH cakSuH vane lolam apaatayat || 4-8-11
11. tataH= then; Sugreeva; sthitam raamam dR^iSTvaa= standing there, at Rama, on seeing; mahaabalam= greatly mighty; lakshmaNam ca= Lakshmana, also; lolam= rolling - bolting; cakshuH= eyes; sarvataH= around; vane= in forest; apaatayat= thrown [he cast sight.]
Then on seeing Rama standing there with greatly mighty Lakshmana, Sugreeva cast his sight with his bolting eyes around that forest. [4-8-11]
sa dadarsha tataH saalam aviduure hariishvaraH |
supuSpam iiSat patra aaDhyam bhramaraiH upashobhitam || 4-8-12
12. tataH= then; saH hariishvaraH = he that, monkeys, lord,; aviduure su puSpam= not far off, well flowered; iiSat patra aaDhyam= with some, leaves, covering; bhramaraiH= with honeybees; upa shobhitam= well bedecked; saalam= sala tree; dadarsha= has seen.
He that lord of monkeys Sugreeva has then seen a well flowered sala tree not far off from there, covered with some leaves and bedecked with honeybees. [4-8-12]
tasya ekaam parNa bahulaam shaakhaam bha.nk.htvaa sushobhitaam |
raamasya aastiirya sugriivo niSasaada sa raaghavaH || 4-8-13
13. sugriivaH= Sugreeva; tasya= its, tree's; parNa bahulaam= leaves, many; su sobhitaam= well, charming one; ekaam= one; shaakhaam= branch; bhanktvaa= broke off; raamasya aastiirya= for Rama, spread out; saH raaghavaH= with Raghava; niSasaada= sat on it.
And Sugreeva broke off one branch of that sala tree that is with many leaves and a well charming one, and spreading it out for Rama, he sat on it with Raghava. [4-8-13]
tau aasiinau tataH dR^iSTvaa hanuumaan api lakSmaNam |
saala shaakhaam samutpaaTya viniitam upaveshayat || 4-8-14
14. tataH= then; hanuumaan= Hanuma; api= even; aasiinau= sitting; tau= those two; dR^stvaa= on seeing; saala shaakhaam= sala, branch; sam utpaaTya= on breaking; viniitam= modest one; lakshmaNam= to Lakshmana; upaveshayat= sat on.
On seeing those two sitting on a branch then Hanuma also broke a branch of sala tree for the modest Lakshmana and seated Lakshmana on it. [4-8-14]
This verse and some more will look alike to verses 18, 19, 20 and some more in 5th chapter of this canto, meaning that these actions are repeated whenever Rama and Lakshmana are standing, these monkeys broke the branches of trees and spread its leaves like a leafy mat as a comfortable seat to Rama with their veneration. Some other verses dealing with the agony of Sugreeva and assurances of Rama are also there, indicating that Rama assured the doubting monkeys repeatedly.
sukha upaviSTam raamam tu prasannam udadhim yathaa |
saala puSpaava sa.mkiirNe tasmin girivara uttame || 4-8-15
tataH prahR^iSTaH sugriivaH shlakSNayaa shubhayaa giraa |
uvaaca praNayaad raamam harSa vyaakulita akSaram || 4-8-16
15, 16. tataH= then; Sugreeva; prahR^iSTaH= who is pleased; saala puSpa= with sala tree's, flowers; samkiirNne= all over bestrewn with; tasmin girivara uttame= there, on that mountain, the best; sukha upaviSTam= comfortably, one who is sitting; prasannam yathaa udadhim = quiet, like, ocean; raamam tu= one who causes delight to heart; raamam= to such a Rama; shlakshnam shubhayaa giraa= with gentle, gracious, words; harSa vyaakulita aksharam= in happiness, fluttering, with words; praNayaat= in friendship; uvaaca= said.
Then to him, who by now is comfortably sitting on a flowery mat laid by the bestrewn flowers of sala trees on that best mountain like a quiet ocean, to such Rama who by his very presence delights hearts, that gladsome Sugreeva said this in friendship with his gentle and gracious words that fluttered with happiness while he spoke. [4-8-15, 16]
aham vinikR^ito bhraatraa caraami eSa bhayaarditaH |
R^iSyamuukam giri varam hR^ita bhaaryaH suduHkhitaH || 4-8-17
17. bhraatraa vinikR^itaH= by brother, calumniated; eSaH aham= this, me; bhayaarditaH= with fear haunting; hR^ita bhaaryaH= stolen, wife; su duHkhitaH= highly, anguished; giri varam= mountain the best; Rishyamuukam= on Mt. Rishyamuka; caraami = I am moving.
"My brother calumniated me and stole my wife, with his fear and my anguish haunting me I am moving about this best mountain Rishyamuka. [4-8-17]
so.aham trastaH bhaye magnaH vane sa.mbraanta cetanaH |
vaalinaa nikR^itaH bhraatraa kR^ita vairaH ca raaghava || 4-8-18
18. Raghava; bhraatraa= by brother; vaalinaa= by Vali; nikR^itaH= insulted - affronted; kR^ita vairaH= made, enemy; ca= also; saH aham= such as, I am; trastaH= scared; sambhraanta= dazed; cetanaH= vitality; vasaami= living; bhaye magnaH= in fear, flung in.
"Affronted by my brother, oh, Raghava, I am made as his enemy, such as I am, I am living on with a scared and dazed vitality far flung in fear. [4-8-18]
vaalinaH me bhaya aartasya sarvaloka abhaya.nkara |
mama api tvam anaathasya prasaadam kartum arhasi || 4-8-19
19. sarva loka= for all worlds; a + bhayam kara= no, fear - protection, giver [protector]; me= my – from my brother; vaalinaH= from Vali; bhaya aartasya= in fear, agonized; a + naathasya= un, protected one [I am]; mama api= to me, even; tvam= you; prasaadam kartum arhasi= protection, to accord, able you are.
"I am agonized by the fear from Vali, oh, protector of all the worlds, you protect me too for I am unprotected, and able are you to accord protection." Thus Sugreeva appealed to Rama. [4-8-19]
evam uk{}taH tu tejasvii dharmaj~no dharma vatsalaH |
pratyuvaaca sa kaakutsthaH sugriivam prahasan iva || 4-8-20
20. evam uktaH tu= thus, said; tejasvii= resplendent; dharmaj~naH= virtuous; dharma vatsalaH= righteousness, the patron of; saH kaakutsthaH= he that, Rama; pra hasan iva= laughing it off, as though; sugriivam= to Sugreeva; prati uvaaca= in turn, said - replied.
Thus said by Sugreeva, the resplendent and virtuous Rama, the patron of righteousness replied Sugreeva as though laughing off the task. [4-8-20]
upakaara phalam mitram apakaaro ari lakSaNam |
adya eva tam vadhiSyaami tava bhaaryaa apahaariNam || 4-8-21
21. upakaara phalam mitram = helping, fruit of, is a friend; apakaaraH ari lakshaNam = harming, is enemy's, trait; adya eva = today, only; vadh iSyaami= to kill, I wish to; tam tava bhaaryaa apahaariNam= him, your, wife's, abductor.
"Helping is the fruit of friendship while harming is enemy's trait, hence I wish to kill him today only, that abductor of your wife..." Rama continued thus. [4-8-21]
ime hi me mahaabhaaga patriNaH tigma tejasaH |
kaartikeya vana udbhuutaaH sharaa hema vibhuuSitaaH || 4-8-22
kanka patra paricChannaa mahendra ashani sannibhaaH |
suparvaaNaH sutiikSNa agraa saroSaa bhujagaa iva || 4-8-23
22, 23. mahaa bhaagaaH= oh, highly fortunate one – Sugreeva; me ime patriNaH sharaa= my, these, winged [pinion to hern,] arrows; tigma tejasaH= sharply, sparkling; kaartikeya vana udbhuutaaH = from Kartikeya's, forest, begotten; hema vibhuuSitaaH= gold, decorated with; kanka patrai pari cChannaaH= with eagle's, feathers, tied with as fins; mahendra= Indra's; ashani sannibhaaH= Thunderbolt, like; su parvaaNaH= having smooth, nodes, even knots; su tiikshNa agraa= very, sharply, tipped; sa roSaaH= with rage; bhujagaa iva= snakes, like.
"These are my arrows winged from pinion of the hern, oh, highly fortunate Sugreeva, these that are decorated in gold sparkle sharply like the Thunderbolts of Indra, and they are begotten from the reed forest of Kartikeya, ends tied with eagles feathers for fins, smooth are their nodes, sharp are their tips that pierce sharply, and these will be like enraged snakes. [4-8-22, 23]
Please see Ch 37 in Bala Kanda for the legend of Karthikeya and his emergence.
vaali saj~nam amitram te bhraataram kR^ita kilbiSam |
sharaiH vinihatam pashya vikiirNam iva parvatam || 4-8-24
24. te bhraataram= your brother; kR^ita kilbisham= who has done, malice; vaali sa~njam= Vali, denotative by, named; a + mitram= unfriendly – intimidating one; sharaiH= with arrows; vi nihatam= verily, eradicated; vikiirNam iva parvatam= splintered, like, mountain; pashya= you may see.
"You may see your malicious and intimidating brother, someone denotative by name Vali, eradicated with these very arrows and splintered down like a mountain." Rama said so to Sugreeva. [4-8-24]
raaghavasya vacaH shrutvaa sugriivo vaahinii patiH |
praharSam atulam lebhe saadhu saadhviti ca abraviit || 4-8-25
25. raaghavasya= Raghava's; vacaH= words; shrutvaa= heard; sugriivaH= Sugreeva; vaahinii patiH= monkey-force, lord of; praharSam= happiness; atulam= much; lebhe= attained; saadhu saadhu iti ca= good, good, thus, also; abraviit= said.
On hearing Raghava's words, the lord of monkey-force Sugreeva attained much happiness and said, 'good, good...' [4-8-25]
raama shoka abhibhuuto aham shoka aartaanaam bhavaan gatiH |
vayasya iti kR^itvaa hi tvayi aham paridevaye || 4-8-26
26. Rama; aham= I am; shoka abhibhuutaH= by sadness, confounded in; shoka aartaanaam= for sadly, lamenting ones; bhavaan gatiH= you are, the recourse; vayasya iti kR^itvaa = friend, thus, on making [because you are a friend]; hi= verily; tvayi aham= in you, I am; paridevaye= beseeching [I open up my woes before you.].
"Rama, I am confounded in sadness, and for those lamenting sadly you are the only recourse, and because you have befriended me I am opening up my woes before you. [4-8-26]
tvam hi paaNi pradaanena vayasyo me agni saakSikam |
kR^itaH praaNaiH bahumataH satyena ca shapaami aham || 4-8-27
27. tvam = you are; paaNi pradaanena= hand, by extending; agni aakshikam= of fire, by witness; kR^itaH= befriended; [me, therefore]; praaNaiH bahumataH vayasyaH me hi= than life, you are dearest, friend you are, of minbe, indeed; aham= I am satyena api shapaami= by truth, only, taking oath.
"By extending a helping hand and befriending me while sacred fire bore witness, you have indeed become my dearest friend on par with my life, and hence I take promise on truth to broach. [4-8-27]
vayasya iti kR^itvaa ca visrabdhaH pravadaami aham |
duHkham antargatam tan me mano harati nityashaH || 4-8-28
28. vayasya iti kR^itvaa ca= friend, thus, making, also; aham= I am; visrabdham= in believability [without hitches and hold-ups]; pra vadaami= clearly, saying; tat antargatam duHkham manaH harati nityashaH = that which, internal, sorrow is there, my, heart, stealing [rending,] always.
"By befriending you I am able to say clearly about my internal sorrow without any hitches and hold-ups, which is always rending my heart..." So said Sugreeva to Rama. [4-8-28]
etaavat uk{}tvaa vacanam baaSpa duuSita locanaH |
baaSpa duuSitayaa vaacaa na ucchaiH shknoti bhaaSitum || 4-8-29
29. etaavat= up to here; uktvaa vacanam= said, sentence; baashpa duuSitayaa locanaH= with tears, abused, eyes; baashpa duuSitayaa vaacaa= tears, abused, voice; na= not; ucCaiH= aloud; shknoti= able; bhaashitum= to talk.
Sugreeva said this much sentence with tears abusing his eyes and his voice is unable talk aloud since it is equally abused by tears. [4-8-29]
baaSpa vegam tu sahasaa nadii vegam iva aagatam |
dhaarayaamaasa dhairyeNa sugriivaH raama sa.mnidhau || 4-8-30
30. Sugreeva; sannidhau= in the presence of; Rama; nadii vegam iva= river's, speed, like; sahasaa= suddenly; aagatam= came up; baashpa vegam tu= tears, speed of; dhairyeNa= courageously; dhaarayaamaasa= controlled.
Sugreeva courageously controlled the sudden haste of tears that came up hastily and suddenly like a river in the presence of Rama. [4-8-30]
sa nigR^ihya tu tam baaSpam pramR^ijya nayane shubhe |
viniHshvasya ca tejasvii raaghavam punaruucivaan || 4-8-31
31. tejasvii= bright one; saH= he; tam baashpam= those, tears; nigR^ihya tu= controlled; pramR^ijya shubhe nayane= on wiping out, his fortunate, eyes; vi nisHvasya ca= verily, sighed, also; raaghavam vaakyam punaH uucivaan = to Raghava, sentence, again started to speak.
He that bright Sugreeva controlled those tears, and on wiping his fortunate eyes, but sighing heavily he again started to speak this sentence to Raghava. [4-8-31]
puraa aham valinaa raama raajyaat svaat avaropitaH |
paruSaaNi ca sa.mshraavya nirdhuuto asmi baliiyasaa || 4-8-32
32. puraa= earlier; aham= I was; baliiyasaa valinaa svaat raajyaat avaropitaH = by forceful, Vali, from my, kingdom, dismounted [ deposed]; paruSaaNi ca samshraavya nirdhuutaH asmi = harsh words, also, made to listen [spoke by him,] shoved off [banished,] I am.
"Earlier he that forceful Vali deposed me from my kingdom, oh Rama, and speaking harsh words he even banished me. [4-8-32]
hR^itaa bhaaryaa ca me tena praaNebhyo api gariiyasii |
suhR^idaH ca madiiyaa ye sa.myataa bandhaneSu te || 4-8-33
33. tena= by him; praaNebhyaH api gariiyasii = of lives, even, loftier; me bhaaryaa ca hR^itaa = my, wife, is also, stolen; madiiyaa ye suhR^idaH= my, those, sympathisers are thee; [te= they are]; bandhaneSu samyataa= in prisons, tied down.
"My wife who is loftier than my lives is stolen by him, and those that are my sympathisers they are also captivated and imprisoned by him. [4-8-33]
yatnavaan ca sa duSTaatmaa mad vinaashaaya raaghava |
bahushaH tat prayuk{}taaH ca vaanaraa nihataa mayaa || 4-8-34
34. Raghava; saH duSTa atmaa= he that, evil, minded one; mat vinaashaaya= for my, annihilation; yatnavaan ca= he tried, also; bahushaH= many times; tat= by him; prayuktaaH ca= deployed, also; vaanaraaH= monkeys [combatants]; nihataa mayaa= are killed, by me.
"He that very evil minded one tried many times to annihilate me, and Raghava, I killed those combatants monkeys that are deployed by Vali to kill me. [4-8-34]
sha.nkayaa etayaa aham ca dR^iSTvaa tvaam api raaghava |
na upasarpaami aham bhiito bhaye sarve hi bibhyati || 4-8-35
35. Raaghava; aham ca = I, too; etayaa= with the same; shankayaa tve= doubt; tvaam api iha dR^iSTvaa = you, even, here, on seeing; na upasarpaami = not, I neared you; bhaye sarve bibhyati hi= in fear, all, will be fearsome, isn't it.
"With the same doubt I did not even near you when I saw you... in fear everything will be fearsome, isn't it... [4-8-35]
kevalam hi sahaayaa me hanumat pramukhaastvime |
ataH aham dhaarayaami adya praaNaan kR^icChra gataH api san || 4-8-36
36. kevalam ime hanumat pramukhaaH= just, these, Hanuma, important ones; me sahaayaa= my, helping hands; ataH aham kR^icChra gataH api san= thereby, I am, in tribulations, gone in, though, I am; dhaarayaami praaNaan adya= I bear, my lives, even today.
"Though I am engulfed in tribulations I still bear my lives even today due to these important monkeys like Hanuma and others, who are the only helping hands of mine. [4-8-36]
ete hi kapayaH snigdhaa maam rakSanti samantataH |
saha gacChanti gantavye nityam tiSThanti ca sthite || 4-8-37
37. snigdhaa= friendly; ete kapayaH maam rakshanti samantataH = these, monkeys, me, guarding, from all over; gantavye saha gacChanti nityam sthite tiSThanti ca= while I go, along with, they go, always, while staying, the stay.
"These are the friendly monkeys guarding me all over, while I go they go along with me, and if I were to stay they too will stay. [4-8-37]
sa.mkSepaH te eSa me raama kim uk{}tvaa vistaram hi te |
sa me jyeSTho ripuH bhraataa vaalii vishruta pauruSaH || 3-8-38
38. Rama; eSa me samkshepaH= this, is my, brief account; te vistaram uktvaa kim= to you, in detail, telling, why [what is the use in elaborating it]; me jyeSThaH bhraataa= my, elder, brother; vishruta paurushaH= who is renowned, for his intrepidity; saH Vali mama ripu= that, Vali, is my, enemy.
"Rama, this is briefly my sad-story and why tell this very broadly to you as it would be too tedious... my elder brother Vali is a renowned one for his intrepidity, and he that Vali alone is my enemy. [4-8-38]
tad vinaashe api me duHkham pramR^iSTam syaat anantaram |
sukham me jiivitam caiva tad vinaasha nibandhanam || 3-8-39
39. tat vinaashe api = his, end, only; me duHkham pra mR^iSTtam syaat = my, distress, is wiped out [end,] it will be; anantaram= later; me sukham jiivitam ca eva= my, quietude, life, also, thus; tat vinaasha nibandhanam= his, destruction, subjected to.
"His end ends my distress and my later life and quietude are subjected to his destruction. [4-8-39]
eSa me raama shokaantaH shoka aartena niveditaH |
duHkhitaH sukhitaH vaa api sakhyuH nityam sakhaa gatiH || 3-8-40
40. shoka aartena= by grief, stricken one; me eSa shoka antaH= this, misery's, end, [end for my misery]; niveditaH= is submitted; sakhyuH duHkhitaH sukhitaH vaa api= for a friend, saddened, gladdened, or, even if; nityam sakhaa gatiH= at any time, friend, is recourse.
"Grief stricken such as I am, I have submitted as to how my misery ends, whether one is gladdened or saddened he has recourse only to his friend." So said Sugreeva to Rama. [4-8-40]
shrutvaa etat ca vacaH raamaH sugriivam idam abraviit |
kim nimittam abhuut vairam shrotum icChaami tattvataH || 3-8-41
41. Rama; etat vacaH shrutvaa= all this, words, on hearing; sugriivam= to Sugreeva; idam abraviit = this, said; kim nimittam= what, for; abhuut vairam= chanced, enmity; tattvataH shrotum icChaami= in its reality, to listen, interested I am.
Hearing all that is spoken by Sugreeva, Rama asked, "What for chanced the enmity? I am interested to listen, in its reality...[4-8-41]
sukham hi kaaraNam shrutvaa vairasya tava vaanara |
aanantaryad vidhaasyaami sa.mpradhaarya balaabalam || 3-8-42
42. vaanara= oh, monkey; tava vairasya kaaraNam shrutvaa= yours, of enmity, cause, on listening; bala abalam sampradhaarya= strength and weakness, on deciding; aanantaryaat= after a proper thought; sukham vidhaasyaami= easily, I will enforce [do the needful.]
"On knowing the cause of your enmity, oh, monkey, and after a proper thought, and deciding upon the strength and weakness of the cause of enmity, or of the enmity itself, I will do the needful very easily. [4-8-42]
balavaan hi mama amarSaH shrutvaa tvaam avamaanitam |
vardhate hR^idaya ut.hkampii praavR^iD vega iva a.mbhasaH || 3-8-43
43. shrutvaa= on hearing; tvaam= you are; avamaanitam= insulted; utkampii= that can flutter; mama= my; hR^idaya= heart; balavaan= intense; amarSaH= anger [is coming to pass, like]; ambhasaH praavR^iD vega iva varthate= of waters, rainy season's, speediness, like, increasing.
"On hearing that you are insulted my intense anger that can flutter my heartbeat is intensifying like the intensifying speed of waters in rainy reason. [4-8-43]
hR^iSTaH kathaya visrabdho yaavat aaropyate dhanuH |
sR^iSTaH ca hi mayaa baaNo nirastaH ca ripuH tava || 3-8-44
44. mayaa= by me; yaavat= before; dhanuH aaropyate= bow, is aimed; baaNaH sR^iSTaH ca= arrow, is released; tava ripuH nirastaH ca=your, enemy, become helpless [ he dies]; [within that time]; hR^iSTaH visrabdhaH kathaya= gladly, in belief, you tell.
"Be glad to say in belief, Sugreeva, before I take aim with my bow, and even before I release the arrow, and even before silencing your enemy." Rama assured Sugreeva in this way. [4-8-44]
evam uk{}taH tu sugriivaH kaakutsthena mahaatmanaa |
praharSam atulam lebhe caturbhiH saha vaanaraiH|| 3-8-45
45. mahaatmanaa kaakutsthena evam uktaH tu= by great souled, Rama, thus, when said; sugriivaH= he that Sugreeva; caturbhiH vaanaraiH saha= with four, vanara-s, along with; praharSam atulam lebhe = rejoice, very much, obtained.
Thus said by the great souled Rama, Sugreeva is very much rejoiced along with four of vanara-s available in his attendance. [4-8-45]
tataH prahR^i^iSTa vadanaH sugriivaH lakSmaNaagraje |
vairasya kaaraNam tattvam aakhyaatum upacakrame || 3-8-46
46. tata= then; prahR^iSTa vadanaH= with pleased, countenance; Sugreeva; Lakshmana agraje= to Lakshmana's elder, to Rama; vairasya kaaraNam= enmity's, cause; tattvam= truthfully; aakhyaatum= to tell; upacakrame= started.
Then with a pleased countenance Sugreeva started to tell Rama about the cause of the enmity, it all it truthfulness. [4-8-46]
iti vaalmiiki raamaayaNe aadi kaavye kiSkindha kaaNDe aSTamaH sargaH
Thus, this is the 8th chapter in Kishkindha Kanda of Valmiki Ramayana,the First Epic poem of India.
©2000, Desiraju Hanumanta Rao [Revised : March, '04]