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Valmiki Ramayana 3.69.31

Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa 3.69.31

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Sanskrit

3.69.31

tasyā guhāyāḥ prāgdvāre mahāñ śītodako hradaḥ
bahumūlaphalo ramyo nānānagasamāvṛtaḥ

By the eastern door a pool
Gleams with broad waters fresh and cool,
Where stores of roots and fruit abound,
And thick trees shade the grassy ground.
This mountain cave the virtuous-souled
Sugríva, and his Vánars hold,
And oft the mighty chieftain seeks
The summits of those towering peaks,'
Thus spake Kabandha. high in air
His counsel to the royal pair,
Still on his neck that wreath he bore,
And radiance like the sun's he wore,
Their eyes the princely brothers raised
And on that blissful being gazed:
'Behold, we go: no more delay;
Begin,' they cried,'thy heavenward way.'
'Depart,' Kabandha's voice replied,
'Pursue your search, and bliss betide.'
Thus to the happy chiefs he said,
Then on his heavenward journey sped:
Thus once again Kahandha won
A shape that glittered like the sun
Without a spot or stain.
Thus bade he Ráma from the air
To great Sugríva's side repair
His friendly love to gain.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse

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