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किष्किन्धाकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४२4.42.p11458–4.42.p11462
किष्किन्धाकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४२4.42.p11458

Sanskrit · 4.42.p11458

एतावद् वानरैः शक्यं गन्तुं वानरपुङ्गवाः। अभास्करममर्यादं न जानीमस्ततः परम्॥ ५१॥

English · Meaning

This much is possible for monkeys to travel, O foremost of monkeys. Beyond that, we do not know the sunless, boundless region.

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किष्किन्धाकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४२4.42.p11459

Sanskrit · 4.42.p11459

अवगम्य तु वैदेहीं निलयं रावणस्य च। अस्तं पर्वतमासाद्य पूर्णे मासे निवर्तत॥ ५२॥

English · Meaning

But after finding Vaidehī and also the dwelling of Rāvaṇa, having reached the mountain of setting, return when a month is complete.

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किष्किन्धाकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४२4.42.p11460

Sanskrit · 4.42.p11460

ऊर्ध्वं मासान्न वस्तव्यं वसन् वध्यो भवेन्मम। सहैव शूरो युष्माभिः श्वशुरो मे गमिष्यति॥ ५३॥

English · Meaning

One must not stay beyond a month; if one remains, one becomes liable to be killed by me. My heroic father-in-law will go along with you. The transmitted wording identifies that companion as “my father-in-law” without explaining further here.

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किष्किन्धाकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४२4.42.p11461

Sanskrit · 4.42.p11461

श्रोतव्यं सर्वमेतस्य भवद्भिर्दिष्टकारिभिः। गुरुरेष महाबाहुः श्वशुरो मे महाबलः॥ ५४॥

English · Meaning

All this is to be heard from him by you who carry out what has been assigned. This mighty-armed one is a teacher and my father-in-law, powerful in strength.

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किष्किन्धाकाण्डम्/सर्गः_४२4.42.p11462

Sanskrit · 4.42.p11462

भवन्तश्चापि विक्रान्ताः प्रमाणं सर्व एव हि। प्रमाणमेनं संस्थाप्य पश्यध्वं पश्चिमां दिशम्॥ ५५॥

English · Meaning

And you too are valiant; all indeed are the measure. Having fixed this as the standard, look at the western direction.

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Make yourself comfortable

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