The ocean of story, being C.H. Tawney's translation of Somadeva's ...

44 THE OCEAN OF STORY
166. Story of Rama l
In this forest Rama once dwelt, accompanied by Laksh-
mana, and waited on by Sita, in the society of hermits,
making to himself a hut at the foot of a tree. And Sita,
perfuming the whole forest with the perfume given her by
Anasuya, remained here in the midst of the hermits' wives,
wearing a robe of bark.
Here the Daitya Dundubhi was slain in a cave by Bali,
which was the original cause of the enmity between Bali and
Sugriva. For Sugriva, wrongly supposing that the Daitya
had slain Bali, blocked up the entrance of the cave with
mountains, and went away terrified. But Bali broke through
the obstruction and came out and banished Sugriva, saying :
" This fellow imprisoned me in the cave because he wanted
to get my kingdom." But Sugriva fled, and came and established
himself on this plateau of Rishyamuka with the lords
of the monkeys, of whom Hanuman was the chief.
Then Ravana came here, and beguiling the soul of Rama
with the phantom of a golden deer, he carried off his wife,
the daughter of Janaka. Then the descendant of Raghu,
who longed for news of Sita, made an alliance with Sugriva,
who desired the slaughter of Bali. And in order to let his
might be known he cleft seven palm-trees here with an
arrow, while the mighty Bali with great difficulty cleft one
of them. And then the hero went hence to Kishkindhya,
and after slaying Bali with a single arrow, which he launched
as if in sport, gave his kingdom to Sugriva.
Then the followers of Sugriva, headed by Hanuman,
went hence in every direction to gain information about Sita.
And Rama remained here during the rainy season with the
roaring clouds, which seemed to share his grief, shedding
showery teardrops. At last Hanuman crossed the sea at
the suggestion of Sampati, and by great exertions obtained
for Rama the required information ; whereupon he marched
1 This is merely a very brief resume of the second part of Book II
(Ayodhya-kanda) of the Rdmayana. For an English verse translation see that
by R. T. H. Griffith, 5 vols., London and Benares, 1870-1874; and for a prose
translation that by M. N. Dutt, 7 vols., Calcutta, 1892-1894. n.m.p.