The Quest For Sita Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AA BC DD EE FF DD GG H II EE HH JJ KK GG GG GG D GG BB DD GG LL G DD MM NO PP EE NN QQ PP NN B| Past the rains the marshalled Vanars gathered round Sugriva bold | A |
| And unto a gallant chieftain thus the king his purpose told | A |
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| 'Brave in war and wise in counsel take ten thousand of my best | B |
| Seek the hiding place of Ravan in the regions of the East | C |
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| Seek each ravine rock and forest and each shadowy hill and cave | D |
| Far where bright Sarayu's waters mix with Ganga's ruddy wave | D |
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| And where Jumna's dark blue waters ceaseless roll in regal pride | E |
| And the Sone through leagues of country spreads its torrents far and wide | E |
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| Seek where in Videha's empire castled towns and hamlets shine | F |
| In Kosala and in Malwa and by Kasi's sacred shrine | F |
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| Magadh rich in peopled centres Pundra region of the brave | D |
| Anga rich in corn and cattle on the eastern ocean wave | D |
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| Seek where clans of skilful weavers dwell upon the eastern shore | G |
| And from virgin mines of silver miners work the sparkling ore | G |
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| In the realms of uncouth nations in the islets of the sea | H |
| In the mountains of the ocean wander far and wander free ' | - |
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| Next to Nila son of AGNI Jambaman VIDHATA'S son | I |
| Hanuman the son of MARUT famed for deeds of valour done | I |
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| Unto Gaya and Gavaksha Gandha madan true and tried | E |
| Unto Angad prince and regent thus the brave Sugriva cried | E |
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| 'Noblest bravest of our chieftains greatest of our race are ye | H |
| Seek and search the Southern regions rock and ravine wood and tree | H |
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| Search the thousand peaks of Vindhya lifting high its misty head | J |
| Through the gorges of Narmada rolling o'er its rocky bed | J |
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| By the gloomy Godavari and by Krishna's wooded stream | K |
| Through Utkala's sea girt forests tinged by morning's early gleam | K |
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| Search the towns of famed Dasarna and Avanti's rocky shore | G |
| And the uplands of Vidarbha and the mountains of Mysore | G |
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| Land of Matsyas and Kalingas and Kausika's regions fair | G |
| Trackless wilderness of Dandak seek with anxious toil and care | G |
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| Search the empire of the Andhras of the sister nations three | G |
| Cholas Cheras and the Pandyas dwelling by the southern sea | G |
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| Pass Kaveri's spreading waters Malya's mountains towering brave | D |
| Seek the isle of Tamra parni gemmed upon the ocean wave ' | - |
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| To Susena chief and elder Tara's noble sire was he | G |
| Spake Sugriva with obeisance and in accents bold and free | G |
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| 'Take my lord a countless army of the bravest and the best | B |
| Search where beats the sleepless ocean on the regions of the West | B |
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| Search the country of Saurashtras of Bahlikas strong and brave | D |
| And each busy mart and seaport on the western ocean wave | D |
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| Castles girt by barren mountains deserts by the sandy sea | G |
| Forests of the fragrant ketak regions of the tamal tree | G |
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| Search the ocean port of Pattan shaded by its fruitful trees | L |
| Where the feathery groves of cocoa court the balmy western breeze | L |
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| Where on peaks of Soma giri lordly lions wander free | G |
| Where the waters of the Indus mingle with the mighty sea ' | - |
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| Lastly to the valiant chieftain Satavala strong and brave | D |
| For the quest of saintly Sita thus his mighty mandate gave | D |
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| 'Hie thee gallant Satavala with thy forces wander forth | M |
| To the peaks of Himalaya to the regions of the North | M |
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| Mlechchas and the wild Pulindas in the rocky regions dwell | N |
| Madra chiefs and mighty Kurus live within each fertile vale | O |
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| Wild Kambojas of the mountains Yavanas of wondrous skill | P |
| Sakas swooping from their gorges Pattanas of iron will | P |
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| Search the woods of devadaru mantling Himalaya's side | E |
| And the forests of the lodhra spreading in their darksome pride | E |
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| Search the land of Soma srama where the gay Gandharvas dwell | N |
| In the tableland of Kala search each rock and ravine well | N |
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| Cross the snowy Himalaya and Sudarsan's holy peak | Q |
| Deva sakha's wooded ranges which the feathered songsters seek | Q |
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| Cross the vast and dreary region void of stream or wooded bill | P |
| Till you reach the white Kailasa home of Gods serene and still | P |
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| Pass Kuvera's pleasant regions search the Krauncha mountain well | N |
| And the land where warlike females and the horse faced women dwell | N |
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| Halt not till you reach the country where the Northern Kurus rest | B |
| Utmost confines of the wide earth home of Gods and Spirits blest ' | - |
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