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Sundara Kanda Sarga 12 Shloka 17
Original Shloka
चतुरङ्गुलमात्रोऽपि नावकाशः स विद्यते। रावणान्तःपुरे तस्मिन् यं कपिर्न जगाम सः।।5.12.17।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

तस्मिन् in that, रावणान्तःपुरे in Ravana's inner chambers, सः कपिः monkey, यम् where, न जगाम did not go, सः he, अवकाशः scope, चतुरङ्गुलमात्रोऽपि even four fingers of space, न not विद्यते leaving.

English Commentary

Even a space of four fingers in the inner chambers of Ravana was not left out in his search for Sita.