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SUNDARAKANDA
 
तथा विप्रेक्षमाणस्य वनं पुष्पितपादपम् ।

विचिन्वतश्च वैदेहीं किञ्चिच्छेषा निशाऽभवत् ॥
 

Whilst he was looking at the forest full

of blossoming trees, and searching for Sita,

only very little of the night was unspent.
 

 
षडङ्गवेद विदुषां क्रतुप्रवरयाजिनाम् ।

शुश्राव ब्रह्मवोघोषांश्च विरात्रे ब्रह्मरक्षसाम् ॥
 
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And at that late time of the night, he

heard the holy chanting of the Brahma-

rakshasas who were experts in all the six

ancillaries of the Vedas and who had

performed the greatest sacrifices.
 

 
अथ मङ्गलवादित्रैः शब्दैः श्रोत्रमनोहरैः ।

प्राबुध्यत महाबाहुर्दशग्रीवो महाबलः ।
 

Then the ten-necked and highly-heroic

Ravana of mighty arms was roused by the

sounds of auspicious instruments, melodi-

ous to the ears.
 

 
विबुध्य तु यथाकालं राक्षसेन्द्रः प्रतापवान् ।

अशोकवनिकामेव प्राविशत् सन्ततद्रुमाम् ।

वृतः परमनारीभिः ताराभिरिव चन्द्रमाः ॥