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艢e峁�a said:

1-6. Then the younger brother of 搁腻尘补 came (there) and asked his servants: Where is the very charming sacrificial horse?鈥� At that time those very mighty heroes said (these) words to 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补: 鈥淲e do not know. Some warriors took the horse and went into a city; and all of us were despised by the mighty servants of the king. You are now the authority as to what should be done now.鈥� Hearing those words of them, 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 became very angry and the hero gnawing his teeth and repeatedly licking (his lips) with his tongue said: 鈥淪natching my horse where will you go? Now (only) I shall ruin with (my) arrows (your) city with the people (i.e. the inhabitants).鈥� Saying so, he said to Sumati: 鈥淲hose city is this? Who is its lord that took away my horse?鈥�

艢e峁�a said:

7-12. Hearing these angry words of the king the minister spoke in a sweet voice words with distinct syllables: 鈥淜now this to be a very charming city named 碍耻峁囜笉补濒补. The righteous, mighty 办峁�a迟谤颈测补 Suratha lives here. He is always given to religious conduct and is the servant of the couple of feet of 搁腻尘补; he is 搁腻尘补鈥檚 servant like Han奴mat by thought, deeds and speech. There are hundreds of (good) deeds of this righteous (king) Suratha who is ail-good, has a retinue of very strong (soldiers). If the best horse is snatched away, there would be a great war here. Many heroes skilled in fighting will fall (in the battle).鈥� Having heard (the words) thus spoken, 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补, the killer of the heroes of his enemy and the best among the eloquent, again said these words to (his) minister.

艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 said:

13. How should we act here if he has snatched away 搁腻尘补鈥檚 horse? He does not come to fight with (our) army which is strong and served by heroes?

Sumati said:

14-16. O great king, an eloquent messenger should be sent to the king, by (hearing) whose words the best among the strong will come along with his army. Or, the horse might have been carried away through ignorance by some proud (person). He will give us (back) the excellent, auspicious, sacrificial horse.

Hearing these words of (i.e. spoken by) him, the intelligent and powerful 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 said these polite words to 础峁単补诲补.

艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 said:

17-19. You (please) go to Suratha鈥檚 great city which is nearby. Having gone (there) as a messenger say to the king: 鈥淵ou have taken away knowingly or unknowingly Rama鈥檚 horse. Give him (back); or go in for a fight along with your warriors.鈥� O you, who are endowed with the greatest might and who are intelligent, act as a messenger in the same way as you acted as the messenger of 搁腻尘补 to 搁腻惫补峁嘺 in 尝补峁卥腻.

艢e峁�a said:

20-22. Hearing these (words) and saying, 鈥榊es鈥� to the king, 础峁単补诲补 went to (Suratha鈥檚) assembly full of groups of warriors. He saw (there) king Suratha holding 罢耻濒补蝉墨-sprouts and telling (about) 搁腻尘补 to his own servants. The king too seeing the monkey having a charming body and knowing him to be 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补鈥檚 messenger and Valin鈥檚 son, said to him.

Suratha said:

23. O lord of the monkeys, how and for what purpose have you come here? Tell me the full reason so that knowing it I shall do that (what is proper).

艢e峁�a said:

24-29. The lord of the monkeys very much wondering in his heart said to the king who was speaking like this and who served 搁腻尘补: 鈥淥 best king, know me to be 痴腻濒颈苍鈥檚 son, the lord of the monkeys. I have been sent to you as a messenger by 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补. O king, some of your servants came and have now suddenly and unknowingly taken away my horse, (and thus) have done an unjust act. Go gladly to 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 and having fallen at his feet quickly give the horse (back to him) along with your kingdom and sons. Otherwise, with your body wounded and deprived of your head by the arrows discharged by 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 you will lie adorning the surface of the earth. Where will you go by snatching the sacrificial horse of him who easily in a moment destroyed the lord of 尝补峁卥腻?

艢e峁�a said:

30-35. The lord of the earth, replied to him (i.e. to Angada) who was speaking like this. 鈥淵ou are saying everything that is proper. Your words are not untrue. But listen to my words, O servant of 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补鈥檚 feet. I have seized the great horse of the intelligent 搁腻尘补candra. Through the fear of 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 and others I will not at all release him. If 搁腻尘补 himself will come and appear before me, then (only) I with my sons will, after saluting his feet, give him my entire kingdom, much wealth, com and army. If 搁腻尘补 would not come, I shall now even in a moment conquer the great warriors like 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 and bind them in my house.鈥�

艢e峁�a said:

36. Hearing this, the intelligent 础峁単补诲补 laughed at the king; and said very important words with great courage.

础峁単补诲补 said:

37-48. You, being devoid of understanding due to your old age, are speaking (like this)! That (i.e. understanding) has left you, since you, strengthened by your devotion (to 搁腻尘补) are despising 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 who easily killed the demon 尝补惫补峁嘺, the enemy of king 惭腻苍诲丑腻迟峁�, who killed many very strong and insolent warriors in battles. You are binding (i.e. thinking of binding) that lord of warriors who killed Vidyunm膩lin seated in (a vehicle) moving according to the occupant鈥檚 desire. You appear to me to be devoid of wisdom. 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补鈥檚 brother鈥檚 son 笔耻峁�k补濒补 is very mighty and knows (the use of) great missiles. 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 has very much pleased 痴墨谤补产丑补诲谤补, the attendant of Rudra. How can I describe his great valour earned through his might, resembling whom in might, fame or glory, there is none on the earth? Near him remains Han奴mat who has (set) his heart on the lotus-like feet of 搁腻尘补, whose (i.e. of Han奴mat) many deeds will be heard (i.e. known) by you, who in a moment forcibly burnt the demon鈥檚 (i.e. 搁腻惫补峁嘺鈥檚) city (尝补峁卥腻) along with the 罢谤颈办奴峁璦 mountain, who killed 础办峁�a, the son of the wicked lord of demons, who repeatedly brought the mountain 顿谤辞峁嘺 along with the deities in it on the tip of his tail for reviving the soldiers. 搁腻尘补 (alone) knows his uprightness. None else who is a dunce, knows it; him, the lord of monkeys, his servant, 搁腻尘补 does not forget (even) a little from his heart. All the lordly monkeys like 厂耻驳谤墨惫补 who live on the earth, serve king 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补. They are eager to see (the horse). (So also there are others like) 碍耻艣补诲丑惫补箩补, N墨laratna, Riput膩pa knowing (the use of) great missiles, (and) Prat膩p膩grya, 厂耻产腻丑耻, Vimala and Sumada. (So also) king 痴墨谤补尘补峁噄, full of truth (i.e. truthful), is the servant of the king. These and other kings serve him.

49-50. There (i.e. among them), who are you (but) a mosquito in the ocean, O hero? Realising that, go (i.e. march) with your sons to the kind 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补. Having given (back) the horse you will go to the lotus-eyed 搁腻尘补 (and) seeing him you will make your limbs and your existence blessed.

艢e峁�a said:

51-56. The king said to the messenger who was speaking in various ways: 鈥淵ou (will) immediately show them (to me, as) I do not know all (of them). O messenger, the might of Han奴mat who, taking 搁腻尘补 on his back went to protect the sacrifice, is not as (great) as my own. If with devotion I worship 搁腻尘补 mentally, with words and deeds, then he will quickly show me his body. Otherwise, let the heroes led by Han奴mat endowed with devotion bind me, and take (back) the horse speedily. (You) go to (my) enemy 艢补迟谤耻驳丑苍补 and tell him what I said. Let (your) good warriors be ready. This I, powerful one, am going to the battlefield. On the battlefield he will after thinking (properly) do what is proper. Let them free the great horse or give him to me.鈥�

艢e峁�a said:

57. Having heard this and having smiled the hero went where the king (stayed), and having gone to him told him (everything) as was told by Suratha.