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As Sugriva was speaking thus with joined hands, that best of the righteous, Rama, embraced him with his arms, and then replied, “That Indra poureth down showers, is no wonder, nor that this thousand-rayed Sun dispells darkness from the sky ; nor yet that, O mild one, the Moon by his rays causes the clear night. (And ina similar way), friends like thee bring delight, O subduer of foes. O mild one, that whatever is graceful, should be harboured in thee is not strange.* I know, O Sugriva, that thou always speakst what is for my good. Assisted by thee, my friend, I shall in battle vanquish all my foes. Thou being my friend and my ally, shouldst assist me. That worst of Rakshasas hath tarried away Maithili, to bring down destruction upon himself, tven as Anuhlada ravished Puloma’s daughter, Sachi, deceiving her sire. That Ravana I will at no distant date slay with my sharpened shafts, even as that slayer of enemies, he of an hundred sacrifices—slew the haughty father of Paulomi.” >resently appeared volumes of dust, and the hot and fierce ‘ays of the sun were hid in the sky. And darkened by the tloom, all sides became bewildered. And the entire earth vith her mountains, forests, and woods, trembled. Then the hole ground was covered with innumerable monkeys gifted rith great strength, and having sharp teeth, and resembling * The commentator in his usual way of reading between the lines, says at the sense is:—That thou hast gathered forces for serving thy friend, is not range. O placid one, it is well, \ give the sense the sloka naturally yields. T,

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kings of men. Then surrounded by leaders of monkey-herd=*) and retinues numbering hundreds of otis, and monkey chief S from rivers, and mountains, and seas, endowed with prodigious strength, and other apes inhabiting forests, having voices resembling clouds—and monkeys hued like the infant sun, or white like the moon, or colored like the filaments of the lotus, or pale, having their homes in the Golden mountain—in all, numbering ten thousand fof1s,—appeared the graceful and heroic monkey, named Satavali. Then, having the splendour of the Golden hill, the puissant sire of Tara was seen at the head of many thousand fofzs. Then Uma’s father, that lord, the father-in-law of Sugriva, arrived, accompanied with other thousands of fotis (of monkeys),—resembling the filaments of the lotus, of face like unto the youthful sun, intelligent, the foremost of monkeys—supreme among them all. And Hanuman’s father, the graceful Ke¢arin, appeared in company with many thousands of monkeys. And Gavaksha—sovereign of Golangulis—endowed with dreadful might, appeared, surrounded by thousands of £ofr's of monkeys. And Dhumr of bears endowed with terrific speed—destroyer of foes— appeared, surrounded by two thousand fo¢is. And the leader of herds, named Panaga, of exceeding prowess, came, accompanied with three 4o¢/s, mighty and dreadful. And the leadet of herds, named Nila, of huge body, resembling a mass of blue collyrium, appeared with ten softs. Then the exceedingly powerful Gavaya—leader of herds, having the splendour of the Golden mountain, arrived with five o¢éis. And that powerful leader of herds—Darimukha, came, surrounded by thousands of fofis, and took up his post by Sugriva. And Mainda and Dwivida—sons of Agwi both—of mighty strength, appeared with o/s upon thousands of fofis of monkeys. And the powerful and heroic Gaya (came), surrounded by three fotis. Andthe king of bears, Jimbavan by name, (came), surrounded by ten o/s, and enlisted himself under the command of Sugriva. And (the monkey) named Rumana,

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possessed of energy, and strong, came swiftly, surrounded by an hundred softs of powerful monkeys. Then, followed at his back by hundreds and thousands of dofis, came the monkey, Gandhamadana. Then came the young prince Angada, in prowess resembling his sire,—accompanied by a thousand padmas and an hundred sankhas. Then appeared ata distance, accompanied by five kofi's of monkeys endowed with dreadful prowess,—T dra, having the splendour of a star. And then appeared Indrajanu, the heroic monkey and leader of herds—lord of eleven £o¢1s—surrounded by them. Then followed Rambha, resembling the infant sun,accompanied by an ayia, a thousand, and an hundred. Then appeared to the view the stout monkey, named Durmukha, heroic lord of herds, surrounded by two ois. And Hanuman showed himself, surrounded by a thousand dotis of moukeys, resembling peaks of Kailaca, of dreadful Vigor. And the exceedingly energetic Nala came, attended with an hundred fofis, a thousand, and an hundred monkeys, living in trees. Then surrounded by ten fofis (of monkeys), Came the shapely Darimukha before the high-souled Sugriva, from a country bordering on a river. And Sarabha, Kumuda, Vahni, the monkey Rambha,—and many other monkeys—lords of herds—passing ennumeration—wearing Shapes at will, came, covering the entire earth with her mountains and forests. And all the monkeys of the world were some of them coming and others putting up. And monkeys— some of them dripping, and some leaping, and some roaring—gathered round Sugriva, like clouds gathering round the sun. And, crying in various tones, prime monkeys furnished with arms, with bent heads spoke humbly to that lord of monkeys—Sugriva. And other foremost of monkeys, gathering together duly, came before Sugriva with joined hands. Sugriva standing with joined hands, expeditiously informed Rama of the arrival of the monkcy-leaders in hot haste; and then spake (to them), saying, “O chiefs of monkeys, stationing the forces duly near mountain-rills and all the woods, let him

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that is conversant with the army, ascertain who have com ©& and who have not.”