The RÁMÁYAN of VÁLMÍKI - Part 2 - 46

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46Canto XLVI. The Halt.When Ráma, chief of Raghu's race, Arrived at that delightful place, He looked on Sítá first, and then To Lakshmaṇ spake the lord of men: “Now first the shades of night descend Since to the wilds our steps we bend. Joy to thee, brother! do not grieve For our dear home and all we leave. The woods unpeopled seem to weep Around us, as their tenants creep Or fly to lair and den and nest, Both bird and beast, to seek their rest. Methinks Ayodhyá's royal town Where dwells my sire of high renown, With all her men