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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.68.21

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 68: Kabandha advises friendship with Sugrīva. Restored by cremation, he urges a pledge before fire and explains how the two can help each other

In the sequence: Sugrīva can send monkeys searching in every direction, through mountains, rivers, and caves, and help recover Sītā wherever she has been taken.

3.68.21

vānarāṃś ca mahākāyān preṣayiṣyati rāghava
diśo vicetuṃ tāṃ sītāṃ tvadviyogena śocatīm

“And he will send forth monkeys of huge body, O Rāghava, to search the quarters for that Sītā, who grieves at separation from you.

Words: vānarāṃś — monkeys; ca — and; mahākāyān — of huge body; preṣayiṣyati — will send forth; rāghava — O Rāghava; diśo — the quarters, directions; vicetuṃ — to search; tāṃ — that; sītāṃ — Sītā; tvadviyogena — by separation from you; śocatīm — grieving (fem.)

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.