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सहताराङ्गदाभ्यां तु गत्वा स हनुमान्कपिः ।
सुग्रीवेण यथोद्दिष्टं तं देशमुपचक्रमे ॥

Summary AI Accompanied by *Tārā* and *Aṅgada*, the monkey *Hanumān* proceeded toward the region precisely as directed by *Sugrīva*.

M N Dutt The monkey Hanumān in company with Tārā and Angada swiftly set out for the quarter assigned by Sugrīva.

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स तु दूरमुपागम्य सर्वैस्तैः कपिसत्तमैः ।
विचिनोति स्म विन्ध्यस्य गुहाश्च गहनानि च ॥

Summary AI Having traveled a great distance alongside those foremost monkeys, he searched the caves and dense forests of the *Vindhya* range.

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पर्वताग्रान्नदीदुर्गान्सरांसि विपुलान्द्रुमान् ।
वृक्षषण्डांश्च विविधान्पर्वतान्घनपादपान् ॥

Summary AI They explored mountain peaks, difficult river passages, lakes, massive trees, various groves, and mountains covered with dense foliage.

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अन्वेषमाणास्ते सर्वे वानराः सर्वतो दिशम् ।
न सीतां ददृशुर्वीरा मैथिलीं जनकात्मजाम् ॥

Summary AI Searching in every direction, those heroic monkeys failed to find *Sītā*, the daughter of *Janaka* and princess of *Mithilā*.

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ते भक्षयन्तो मूलानि फलानि विविधानि च ।
अन्वेषमाणा दुर्धर्षा न्यवसंस्तत्र तत्र ह ।
स तु देशो दुरन्वेषो गुहागहनवान्महान् ॥

Summary AI Subsisting on various roots and fruits, those indomitable ones stayed in various places while searching; however, that vast region, filled with caves and thickets, was difficult to explore.

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त्यक्त्वा तु तं तदा देशं सर्वे वै हरियूथपाः ।
देशमन्यं दुराधर्षं विविशुश्चाकुतोभयाः ॥

Summary AI Then, abandoning that region, the monkey leaders, fearless and resolute, entered another formidable and challenging territory.

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यत्र वन्ध्यफला वृक्षा विपुष्पाः पर्णवर्जिताः ।
निस्तोयाः सरितो यत्र मूलं यत्र सुदुर्लभम् ॥

Summary AI In that place, the trees bore no fruit or flowers and were stripped of leaves; the rivers were waterless, and even roots were extremely scarce.

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न सन्ति महिषा यत्र न मृगा न च हस्तिनः ।
शार्दूलाः पक्षिणो वापि ये चान्ये वनगोचराः ॥

Summary AI Neither buffaloes, deer, nor elephants existed there; even tigers, birds, and other forest-dwelling creatures were absent from that desolate land.

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स्निग्धपत्राः स्थले यत्र पद्मिन्यः फुल्लपङ्कजाः ।
प्रेक्षणीयाः सुगन्धाश्च भ्रमरैश्चापि वर्जिताः ॥

Summary AI Although there were beautiful, fragrant lotuses with glossy leaves and full blooms on the land, even they were avoided by the bees.

M N Dutt And there are there neither trees, nor annual plants, nor creepers, nor herbs,-and in that place there are no pleasant pools, with cool leaves, and filled with blown lotuses, and it has been renounced by the black-bees.

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कण्डुर्नाम महाभागः सत्यवादी तपोधनः ।
महर्षिः परमामर्षी नियमैर्दुष्प्रधर्षणः ॥

Summary AI There lived a great, truthful sage named *Kaṇḍu*, an ascetic of supreme endurance, who was unassailable due to his rigorous vows and prone to intense anger.

M N Dutt There dwelleth a Maharași, Kandu by name, an eminently pious, and truthful ascetic, irascible, and irrepressible because of his practice of self-discipline.

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तस्य तस्मिन्वने पुत्रो बालको दशवार्षिकः ।
प्रनष्टो जीवितान्ताय क्रुद्धस्तत्र महामुनिः ॥

Summary AI In that forest, his ten-year-old son met his end; consequently, the great sage was consumed by a terrible rage.

M N Dutt In that wood his son, a boy of ten years, his sands having run out, breathed his last; and it is for this that the mighty ascetic has come under the influence of passion.

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तेन धर्मात्मना शप्तं कृत्स्नं तत्र महद्वनम् ।
अशरण्यं दुराधर्षं मृगपक्षिविवर्जितम् ॥

Summary AI That righteous soul cursed the entire vast forest, rendering it shelterless, formidable, and devoid of all beasts and birds.

M N Dutt And cursed by that high-souled one, the entire mighty forest has become unfit to harbour (any creatures); difficult of entrance; and devoid of birds and beasts.

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तस्य ते काननान्तांस्तु गिरीणां कन्दराणि च ।
प्रभवानि नदीनांच विचिन्वन्ति समाहिताः ॥

Summary AI With focused minds, they searched the forest boundaries, the mountain caves, and the sources of the rivers in that region.

M N Dutt They carefully search the skirts of its woods, mountain-caves, and the sources of its streams. And those high-souled ones, devoted to the good of Sugrīva, did not find Janaka's daughter, or her ravisher, Rāvaņa.

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तत्र चापि महात्मानो नापश्यञ्जनकात्मजाम् ।
हर्तारं रावणं वापि सुग्रीवप्रियकारिणः ॥

Summary AI Even there, those noble souls, intent on pleasing *Sugrīva*, could not find the daughter of *Janaka* or her abductor, *Rāvaṇa*.

M N Dutt They carefully search the skirts of its woods, mountain-caves, and the sources of its streams. And those high-souled ones, devoted to the good of Sugrīva, did not find Janaka's daughter, or her ravisher, Rāvaņa.

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ते प्रविश्य तु तं भीमं लतागुल्मसमावृतम् ।
ददृशुः क्रूरकर्माणमसुरं सुरनिर्भयम् ॥

Summary AI Entering a terrifying area overgrown with creepers and shrubs, they encountered a cruel-acting *Asura* who was unafraid of even the gods.

M N Dutt And entering (into a wood), they saw a terrible Asura, concealed by the shrubs and plants-of dreadful deeds, and cherishing no fear even of the gods.

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तं दृष्ट्वा वनरा घोरं स्थितं शैलमिवापरम् ।
गाढं परिहिताः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा तं पर्वतोपमम् ॥

Summary AI Seeing that dreadful being standing like another mountain peak, all the monkeys tightened their waistcloths in preparation for a confrontation.

M N Dutt And seeing that dreadful Asura, seated like a hill, and resembling a mountain, they all tightened their cloths,

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सोऽपि तान्वानरान्सर्वान्नष्टाः स्थेत्यब्रवीद्बली ।
अभ्यधावत संक्रुद्धो मुष्टिमुद्यम्य संहितम् ॥

Summary AI That powerful being shouted at the monkeys, declaring they were doomed, and rushed toward them in a rage, raising his clenched fist.

M N Dutt And that strong one also, saying to the monkeys, Destroyed are you, and uplifting his clenched fist, rushed after them in rage.

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तमापतन्तं सहसा वालिपुत्रोऽङ्गदस्तदा ।
रावणोऽयमिति ज्ञात्वा तलेनाभिजघान ह ॥

Summary AI *Aṅgada*, the son of *Vālī*, thinking the attacking creature was *Rāvaṇa*, suddenly struck him with the palm of his hand.

M N Dutt And as he darted suddenly, Angada, the son of Vali, knowing, This is Ravana, administered to him a slap.

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स वालिपुत्राभिहतो वक्त्राच्छोणितमुद्वमन् ।
असुरो न्यपतद्भूमौ पर्यस्त इव पर्वतः ॥

Summary AI Struck by the son of *Vālī*, the *Asura* vomited blood from his mouth and fell to the ground like a toppled mountain.

M N Dutt Struck by Vāli's son, that Asura, his mouth vomiting blood, fell down to the earth like a hill toppled down. And on his having breathed his last, the monkeys, elated with victory, thoroughly searched that mountain cavern.

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ते तु तस्मिन्निरुच्छ्वासे वानरा जितकाशिनः ।
व्यचिन्वन्प्रायशस्तत्र सर्वं तद्गिरिगह्वरम् ॥

Summary AI Once he was breathless, the triumphant monkeys thoroughly searched almost all the caves within that mountain.

M N Dutt Struck by Vāli's son, that Asura, his mouth vomiting blood, fell down to the earth like a hill toppled down. And on his having breathed his last, the monkeys, elated with victory, thoroughly searched that mountain cavern.

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विचितं तु ततः कृत्वा सर्वे ते काननं पुनः ।
अन्यदेवापरं घोरं विविशुर्गिरिगह्वरम् ॥

Summary AI Then, after they had thoroughly searched that forest once more, they all entered another formidable and terrifying mountain cave.

M N Dutt And when they had satisfied themselves that the cave had been searched all through, the dwellers of the woods entered another fearful mountain cavern.

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ते विचिन्त्य पुनः खिन्ना विनिष्पत्य समागताः ।
एकान्ते वृक्षमूले तु निषेदुर्दीनमानसाः ॥

Summary AI Having searched and becoming exhausted again, they emerged and gathered together; then, with despondent minds, they sat down at the base of a tree in a secluded place.

M N Dutt And after having searched (that place) also, they came out fatigued; and with desponding hearts sat them down at a distance under the shade of a tree. they came out fatigued; and with desponding hearts sat them down at a distance under the shade of a tree.

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