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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_१३5.13.p12911–5.13.p12915
सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_१३5.13.p12911

Sanskrit · 5.13.p12911

इति चिन्तासमापन्नः सीतामनधिगम्य ताम्। ध्यानशोकपरीतात्मा चिन्तयामास वानरः॥ ५१॥

English · Meaning

Thus, having become absorbed in thought after not finding Sita, and with his self filled with brooding and grief, the monkey began to reflect:

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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_१३5.13.p12912

Sanskrit · 5.13.p12912

यावत् सीतां न पश्यामि रामपत्नीं यशस्विनीम्। तावदेतां पुरीं लंकां विचिनोमि पुनः पुनः॥ ५२॥

English · Meaning

Until I see Sītā, Rāma’s wife, the glorious one, I will keep searching this city Laṅkā again and again.

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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_१३5.13.p12913

Sanskrit · 5.13.p12913

सम्पातिवचनाच्चापि रामं यद्यानयाम्यहम्। अपश्यन् राघवो भार्यां निर्दहेत् सर्ववानरान्॥ ५३॥

English · Meaning

And if, on account of Sampāti’s statement, I bring Rāma back without having seen her, Rāghava, not seeing his wife, would burn up all the monkeys.

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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_१३5.13.p12914

Sanskrit · 5.13.p12914

इहैव नियताहारो वत्स्यामि नियतेन्द्रियः। न मत्कृते विनश्येयुः सर्वे ते नरवानराः॥ ५४॥

English · Meaning

“I shall remain right here, with regulated food and controlled senses, so that all those human beings and monkeys do not perish because of me.”

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सुन्दरकाण्डम्/सर्गः_१३5.13.p12915

Sanskrit · 5.13.p12915

अशोकवनिका चापि महतीयं महाद्रुमा। इमामधिगमिष्यामि नहीयं विचिता मया॥ ५५॥

English · Meaning

“This Ashoka grove too is great, with great trees. I shall investigate this one, for it has not been searched by me.” The transmitted expression महाद्रुमा is grammatically unusual in form; its contextual sense is “with great trees” or “great-tree-filled.”

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Make yourself comfortable

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