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Tren they saw the ocean—abode of Varuna—shoreless, resounding, rife with dreadful billows. Exploring the mountain fastness of Maya,* they spent the month that had been set by the king. Then sitting down at the foot of the Vindhya mountain, containing blossoming trees, at that timet those high-souled ones indulged in reflections. And _beholding vernal trees bending beneath the load of flowers, and environed by hundreds of plants, they were inspired with apprehension. And each knowing that spring had appeared, they, the term apppvinted for their task having run out, dropped down on the ground. Thereat, with bland words properly honoring the aged apes and the rest dwelling in the woods, that moukey having the shoulders of a lion or a bull, and plump and broad arms—the youthful prince Angada, endowed with high wisdom, spoke,—"We have come out at the mandate of the monarch of monkeys. While we sojourned in the cave, a full month had passed away, ye monkeys. epithet has been left out in the translation, as it would render the version extremely awkward.—T. * Named Rhikshavila.—T. + i.e. at the beginning of winter.—T.

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hy do you not understand this ? We set out,engaging that our m of search should reach no further than the end of Kartika;* t that hath expired. Now, what next is to be done? ving received the orders (of the king), ye, conversant with lity, engaged in the welfare of your master, expert in every tk,incomparable in execution,and renowned in every quarter, re come out, commanded by the lord of monkeys. Now, ring failed to attain our object, we shall meet with death. ere is no doubt whatever about this. Who, having been iuccessful in doing the mandate of the king of monkeys, oyeth ease? Now ail the rangers of the forest should fast death. Naturally stern, Sugriva, established as our ster, shall not forgive us, when we repair there, after having asgressed thus. Sit& not having been found out, Sugriva, certain, shall commit this sin.t Therefore it is fit that, saking our sons, and wives, and wealth, and homes, we this y day sit down to starve ourselves to death. Death at . place is preferrable to the unequal punishment (we must 2t with at the hands of Sugriva). And, further, I have not n installed heir-apparent by Sugriva: I have been inkled by that foremost of kings, Rama of untiring energy. :ertaining enmity against me of old, the king, seeing this se, must be firmly determined to take my life by means of a ere sentence. What is the use of suffering my friends to k on my disaster at the last moment of my existence ? srefore even on this sacred shore of the sea shall I sit vn to starve myself.” Hearing the tender prince speak s, all those principal monkeys pathetically observed,— igriva is harsh by nature, and R&ghava loveth his wife ly. The time appointed having passed by, seeing us me) without attaining success in the task, and seeing us ive without obtaining a sight of Vaidehi, (Sugriva) shall cainly slay us from the desire of doing what is agreeable to * October. t i.e. slay us.—T. 106

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their faces covered with their palms, were in the twinkling of an eye, liberated from the den by her. And then the pious anchoret spoke unto them there. And when they had come out of the fearful den, cheering them up, she said,— “This is the fair Vindhya mountain filled with various trees and herbs. This isthe Pragravana hill; and this is the great deep. Fair Fortune! I go to my abode,ve foremost of monkeys.” Having spoken thus, Sayamprabha entered that captivating cave.