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THE RAMAYANA
All those
foremost of monkeys with
Hanuman as their leader started off and
searched everywhere in the Vindhya
forests first.
तेषां तत्रैव वसतां स कालो व्यत्यवर्तत ।
उपविश्य महात्मानश्चिन्तामापेदिरे तदा ॥
Whilst they were staying there, the
prescribed period elapsed. Seating them-
selves, these great ones took thought.
वय माश्वयुजे मासि कालसंख्याव्यवस्थिताः ।
प्रस्थिताः सोऽपि चातीतः किमतः कार्यमुत्तरम् ॥
"We were sent out with instructions to
return within the month of Asvini. That
too has elapsed. What can be done
by us hereafter?
इदानीमकृतार्थानां मर्तव्यं नात्र संशयः ।
हरिराजस्य सन्देशमकृत्वा कः सुखी भवेत् ॥
If we return without fulfilling our quest,
there is no doubt that we must die.
Who indeed can
live happily without
carrying out the orders of the king
of monkeys?"
THE RAMAYANA
All those
foremost of monkeys with
Hanuman as their leader started off and
searched everywhere in the Vindhya
forests first.
तेषां तत्रैव वसतां स कालो व्यत्यवर्तत ।
उपविश्य महात्मानश्चिन्तामापेदिरे तदा ॥
Whilst they were staying there, the
prescribed period elapsed. Seating them-
selves, these great ones took thought.
वय माश्वयुजे मासि कालसंख्याव्यवस्थिताः ।
प्रस्थिताः सोऽपि चातीतः किमतः कार्यमुत्तरम् ॥
"We were sent out with instructions to
return within the month of Asvini. That
too has elapsed. What can be done
by us hereafter?
इदानीमकृतार्थानां मर्तव्यं नात्र संशयः ।
हरिराजस्य सन्देशमकृत्वा कः सुखी भवेत् ॥
If we return without fulfilling our quest,
there is no doubt that we must die.
Who indeed can
live happily without
carrying out the orders of the king
of monkeys?"