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KISHKINDHAKANDA
 
Then understanding that the success of
the enterprise depended on Hanuman, Rama,
the destroyer of foes, gave with great
delight to him (Hanuman) his ring orna-
mented with the engraving of his name as a
token to the king's daughter (Sita).
 
स तं गृह्य हरिश्रेष्ठः स्थाप्य मूर्ध्नि कृताञ्जलिः ।
वन्दित्वा चरणौ चैव प्रस्थितः प्लवगोत्तमः ॥
 
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That best and
 
foremost of monkeys
Hanuman received it and placed it on his
head with folded hands and saluting his
(Rama's) feet, started off.
 
दर्शनार्थं तु वैदेह्याः सर्वतः क्रपियूथपाः ।
व्यादिष्टाः कपिराजेन यथोक्तं जम्मुरञ्जसा ॥
 
The commandants of monkeys being
ordered everywhere to find out Sita by the
king of the monkeys, went off quickly ac-
cording to their instructions.
 
हनुमत्प्रमुखास्ते तु प्रस्थिताः प्लवगर्षभाः ।
विन्ध्यमेवादितस्तावद्विचेरुस्ते समन्ततः ।