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॥ अथ किष्किन्धाकाण्डे चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः ॥

तदुग्रशासनं भर्तुर्विज्ञाय हरिपुंगवाः ।
शलभा इव संछाद्य मेदिनीं संप्रतस्थिरे ॥

Summary AI Upon understanding the fierce command of their master, the foremost of monkeys set out, blanketing the earth like swarms of locusts.

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रामः प्रस्रवणे तस्मिन्न्यवसत्सहलक्ष्मणः ।
प्रतीक्षमाणस्तं मासं यः सीताधिगमे कृतः ॥

Summary AI Rāma, along with Lakṣmaṇa, lived on the Prasravaṇa mountain while waiting for the completion of the month-long period designated for the discovery of Sītā.

M N Dutt Expecting tidings of Sītä, Rāma remained that month in the vicinity of that cascade, in company with Lakşmaņa.

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उत्तरां तु दिशं रम्यां गिरिराजसमावृताम् ।
प्रतस्थे सहसा वीरो हरिः शतबलिस्तदा ॥

Summary AI Then the heroic monkey Śatabali suddenly departed toward the lovely northern direction, which is surrounded by the sovereign of mountains.

M N Dutt And that heroic monkey Satavali swiftly set out for the northern regions covered by the monarch of mountains.

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पूर्वां दिशं प्रति ययौ ।
विनतो हरियूथपः ॥

Summary AI The monkey leader Vinata set out toward the eastern direction.

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ताराङ्गदादि सहितः प्लवगः पवनात्मजः ।
अगस्त्यचरितामाशां दक्षिणां हरियूथपः ॥

Summary AI The son of the Wind, the monkey leader Hanumān, accompanied by Tāra, Aṅgada, and others, headed toward the southern quarter traversed by Sage Agastya.

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पश्चिमां तु दिशं घोरां सुषेणः प्लवगेश्वरः ।
प्रतस्थे हरिशार्दूलो भृशं वरुणपालिताम् ॥

Summary AI Suṣeṇa, the lord of monkeys and a tiger among them, set out toward the formidable western direction protected by Varuṇa.

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ततः सर्वा दिशो राजा चोदयित्वा यथा तथम् ।
कपिसेना पतीन्मुख्यान्मुमोद सुखितः सुखम् ॥

Summary AI Having thus properly dispatched the chief leaders of the monkey army to all directions, King Sugrīva felt satisfied and rejoiced in comfort.

M N Dutt Then, having properly despatched (his forces) in all directions, that general of the monkey hosts, being pleased, gave himself up to sport.

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एवं संचोदिताः सर्वे राज्ञा वानरयूथपाः ।
स्वां स्वां दिशमभिप्रेत्य त्वरिताः संप्रतस्थिरे ॥

Summary AI Thus commanded by the king, all the monkey troop leaders departed in haste, each heading toward their respective assigned directions.

M N Dutt Thus despatched by the king, the monkeychiefs proceeded apace respectively towards their destined quarters.

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नदन्तश्चोन्नदन्तश्च गर्जन्तश्च प्लवंगमाः ।
क्ष्वेलन्तो धावमानाश्च ययुः प्लवगसत्तमाः ।
आनयिष्यामहे सीतां हनिष्यामश्च रावणम् ॥

Summary AI Shouting, roaring, and thundering, the excellent monkeys bounded along, exclaiming, "We shall bring back Sītā and we shall slay Rāvaṇa!"

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अहमेको हनिष्यामि प्राप्तं रावणमाहवे ।
ततश्चोन्मथ्य सहसा हरिष्ये जनकात्मजाम् ॥

Summary AI One monkey said, "I alone shall slay Rāvaṇa encountered in battle, and after swiftly subduing him, I shall rescue the daughter of Janaka."

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वेपमानं श्रमेणाद्य भवद्भिः स्थीयतामिति ।
एक एवाहरिष्यामि पातालादपि जानकीम् ॥

Summary AI Another exclaimed, "Stay here while you tremble with fatigue! I alone shall bring back Jānakī even from the netherworld."

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विधमिष्याम्यहं वृक्षान्दारयिष्याम्यहं गिरीन् ।
धरणीं दारयिष्यामि क्षोभयिष्यामि सागरान् ॥

Summary AI "I shall blow away trees, I shall split mountains, I shall tear the earth, and I shall agitate the oceans," boasted another.

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अहं योजनसंख्यायाः प्लविता नात्र संशयः ।
शतं योजनसंख्यायाः शतं समधिकं ह्यहम् ॥

Summary AI "I can leap across a distance of a hundred yojanas, and indeed even more than a hundred; of this there is no doubt."

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भूतले सागरे वापि शैलेषु च वनेषु च ।
पातालस्यापि वा मध्ये न ममाच्छिद्यते गतिः ॥

Summary AI "On land, in the sea, on mountains, in forests, or even in the middle of the netherworld, my movement cannot be hindered."

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इत्येकैकं तदा तत्र वानरा बलदर्पिताः ।
ऊचुश्च वचनं तस्मिन्हरिराजस्य संनिधौ ॥

Summary AI Thus, one by one, those monkeys, proud of their strength, spoke these words in the presence of Sugrīva, the king of monkeys.

M N Dutt Thus did the apes proud of their strength, severally speak in presence of the sovereign of the monkeys.

॥ इति किष्किन्धाकाण्डे चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः ॥

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