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SUNDARAKANDA
 
हनुमांश्च महाबाहुः प्रणम्य शिरसा ततः ।
नियतामक्षतां देवीं राघवाय न्यवेदयत् ॥
 
Then the mighty armed Hanuman
bowed with his head to Raghava and in-
formed him of Sita the queen being
without stain and without scathe :
 
तत्र लङ्केति नगरी रावणस्य दुरात्मनः ।
दक्षिणस्य समुद्रस्य तीरे वसति दक्षिणे ॥
 
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"There is on the southern bank of the
southern ocean a City called Lanka
which belongs to the wicked Ravana.
 
तत्र सीता मया दृष्टा रावणान्तः पुरे सती ।
सन्न्यस्य त्वयि जीवन्ती रामा राम मनोरथम् ॥
 
O Rama, there, in Ravana's seraglio
Sita was by me found alive, charming,
virtuous, with all desire concentrated on
you.
 
सा मया नरशार्दूल विश्वासमुपपादिता।
रामसुग्रीवसख्यं च श्रुत्वा प्रीतिमुपागता ॥
 
O best of men, she was inspired with
confidence by me. Hearing of the friend-
ship between Rama and Sugriva, she
rejoiced.