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THE RAMAYANA
 
Looking once again at the Pampa, full
of Lotuses and water-lilies, Rama, of true
valour, spoke these words to Lakshmana:
O best of men meet Sugriva, the king
of monkeys.
 
राज्यभ्रष्टेन दीनेन तस्यामासक्तचेतसा ।
 
कथं मया विना शक्यं सीतां लक्ष्मण जीवितुम् ॥
 
O Lakshmana, how can I, deprived of
my kingdom and helpless and with my
heart fixed on her, live in the absence of
Sita?"