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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 37 Shloka 23
Original Shloka
फलमूलेन जीवन्तो हिमवन्तमुपाश्रिताः। तेषां कोटिसहस्राणां सहस्रं समवर्तत।।4.37.23।।
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Translations & Commentary

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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

फलमूलेन with fruits and roots, जीवन्तः those feeding on, हिमवन्तम् Himavan, उपाश्रिताः resorted to, तेषाम् them, कोटिसहस्राणाम् thousands of crores, सहस्रम् a thousand, समवर्तत was ready.

English Commentary

Then monkeys residing at mount Himavan feeding on fruits and roots came in thousands of crores. (This number is called Shankha 1000,000,000,000,0, it is one digit higher than Mahapadma.)