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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 40 Shloka 17
Original Shloka
सोमसूर्यात्मजै स्सार्धं वानरैर्वानरोत्तम।।4.40.17।। देशकालनयैर्युक्तः कार्या कार्यविनिश्चये। वृतश्शतसहश्रेण वानराणां तरस्विनाम्।।4.40.18।। अधिगच्छ दिशं पूर्वां सशैलवनकाननाम्।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

वानरोत्तम O foremost of vanaras, देशकालनयैः with political wisdom in accordance with time and place, युक्तः endowed with, कार्यविनिश्चये in taking right decision, सोमसूर्यात्मजै along with sons of Sun and Moon, वानरैः सार्धम् followed by the vanaras, तरस्विनाम् of swift ones, वानराणाम् of vanaras, शतसहस्रेण with one hundred thousand, वृतः surrounded, सशैलवनकाननाम् with mountains, gardens and forests, अधिगच्छ march forward, पूर्वाम् to the eastern, दिशं direction.

English Commentary

'O foremost of the vanaras march forward with the sons of Moon and Sun, followed by one lakh swift monkeys towards the eastern direction full of mountains, gardens, and forests. Endowed with political wisdom, you are capable of taking right decision in accordance with time and place.