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Then, taking out the
 
auspicious and
 
highly effulgent Chudamani (hair-jewel) that
was tied in her cloth, Sita gave it to
Hanuman saying this must be given to
Raghava '.
 
प्रतिगृह्य ततो वीरो मणिरत्नमनुत्तमम् ।
 
अङ्गुल्या योजयामास न हास्य प्राभवद्भुजः ॥
 
Then, receiving that unsurpassed and
excellent jewel, the heroic Hanuman tried
to put it on his finger but his finger was
not sufficient for it.
 

 
SUNDARAKANDA
 
"
 
मणिरत्नं कपिवरः प्रतिगृह्याभिवाद्य च ।
हृदयेन गतां रामं शरीरेण तु विष्ठितः ॥
 
Taking that excellent jewel and saluting
her, the best of monkeys transported him.
self mentally to where Rama was, though
he stood there physically.
 
तस्माद्देशादपक्रम्य चिन्तयामास वानरः ॥
 
After moving away from that place, the
monkey indulged in thought :
 
अल्पशेषमिदं कार्य दृष्टेयमसितेक्षणा ।
श्रीनुपायानतिक्रम्य चतुर्थ इह दृश्यते ॥
 
A little of this business still remains to
be done. The dark-eyed Sita has been seen.