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KISHKINDHAKANDA
 
263
 
O Lord of
 
monkeys, in this matter
I am not the master, nor Lakshmana.
O best of monkeys, of this undertaking
you are the master as well as the cause.
 
त्वमेवाज्ञापय विभो मम कार्यविनिश्चयम् ।
त्वं हि जानासि यत्कार्य मम वीर न संशयः ॥
 
O Lord, do you yourself order what
ought to be done. For you know what
should be done for me. O hero, there is
no doubt in this."
 
एवमुक्तस्तु सुग्रीवो विनतं नाम यूथपम् ।
अब्रवीद्रामसान्निध्ये लक्ष्मणस्य च धीमतः ॥
 
When told thus,
 
Sugriva addressed a
commander Vinata by name, in the
presence of Rama, and the wise Lakshmana:
 
अधिगम्य तु वैदेहीं निलयं रावणस्य च ।
मासे पूर्णे निवर्तध्वं वसन् वध्यो भवेन्मम ॥
 
"Find out where Vaidehi (Sita) is and the
abode of Ravana and return as soon as
one month is completed. Whoever tarries
(beyond a month) is liable to be killed
by me.