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Even when threatened by tigers with fearsome fangs and unbearable roars, Sita did not seek refuge in Ravana. ||19|| Even when threatened by lions with shaking manes and sharp claws, Sita did not seek refuge in Ravana. ||10|| Even when threatened by large serpents with blazing sparks and flickering tongues, Sita did not seek refuge in Ravana. ||101|| Even when threatened by cruel monkeys with gaping mouths, who were constantly leaping and falling, Sita did not seek refuge in Ravana. ||102|| Even when threatened by tall, black, roaring Vetalas, Sita did not seek refuge in Ravana. ||103|| Even when threatened by various kinds of terrifying afflictions, moment by moment, Sita did not seek refuge in Ravana. ||104||
After that, as if the night had passed in fear, the sound of conch shells and drums echoed in the Jina temples. ||105|| As dawn broke, the doors of the great palaces opened, and it seemed as if they had opened their sleepless eyes. ||106|| The eastern sky, painted by the evening, was resplendent, as if it had been smeared with saffron for the arrival of the sun. ||107|| The sun rose, dispelling the darkness of night and dimming the moon, and caused the lotuses to bloom. ||108|| Then, as the morning air became clear and the birds began to fly, Vibhishana and his other dear friends arrived at Ravana's side. ||109|| Their faces were downcast with grief for Khara and Dushana, and their eyes were filled with tears, as they sat down on the ground in a proper manner. ||110|| At that time, Vibhishana heard the heart-rending sound of a woman weeping, burdened with grief, from within the curtain. ||111|| Hearing this, Vibhishana became agitated and said, "Who is this unknown woman who is making such a sorrowful sound, as if she has been separated from her lord?" ||112||
Not gone. ||98||
1. In which the birds were flying, in that.