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YUDDHAKANDA
 
H
earing the words of Rama, Sugriva,

the foremost of monkeys and the com-

mander-in-chief of the army, directed the

highly valorous monkeys.
 
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Encompassing the entire earth, the

great army moved on.
 

 
निविष्टायां तु सेनायां तीरे नदनदीपतेः ।

पार्श्वस्थं लक्ष्मणं दृष्ट्वा रामो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥
 

When the army had been stationed on

the banks of the ocean, the lord of all

rivers, Rama looked at Lakshmana stand-

ing by his side and uttered these words:
 

 
शोकश्च किल कालेन गच्छता ह्यपगच्छति ।

मम चापश्यतः कान्ताम् अहन्यहनि वर्धते ॥
 

"Indeed, as time passes sorrow also

disappears. But to me, it increases day

by day so long as I am not able to look at

my beloved.
 

 
वाहि वात यतः कान्ता तां स्पृष्ट्वा मामपि स्पृश ।

त्वयि मे गात्रसंस्पर्शश्चन्द्रे दृष्टिसमागमः ॥
 

O wind, blow where my beloved is.

Touching her, come and touch me also.

Through you I feel her touch and