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[Samapati narrates his story to the monkeys says he saw Sita being carried off by Ravana to Lanka.]

ityuktaḥ karuṇaṅ vākyaṅ vānaraistyaktajīvitaiḥ.

sabāṣpō vānarāngṛdhraḥ pratyuvāca mahāsvanaḥ৷৷4.58.1৷৷

Translation

tyaktajīvitaiḥ who had given up hope of life, vānaraiḥ by monkeys, iti thus, karuṇam pathetic, vākyam words, uktaḥ spoken, mahāsvanaḥ loud-voiced, gṛdhraḥ vulture, sabāṣpaḥ with tears, vānarān the monkeys, pratyuvāca replied.

On hearing the pathetic words from the monkeys who had given up hope of life, the loud-voiced vulture wailing replied: