Then joyous Hanuman, the best Of all the Vanar kind, addressed These words to Rama, trained of yore In all the arts of speakers' lore:(549) "Why do your feet this forest tread By silvan life inhabited, This awful maze of tree and thorn Which Pampa's flowering groves adorn?"Ramayana 4.26 · Ramayana · 4
Ramayana 4.26
Ramayana · translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
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And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.Luke 1:14 · Bible · Luke
Those who believe and do right: Joy is for them, and bliss (their) journey's end.Quran 13:29 · Quran
Forests are delightful; where the world finds no delight, there the passionless will find delight, for they look not for pleasures.Dhp 7.99 · Dhammapada · The Venerable (Arhat)
He said, and placed the goblet at his side; With joy the venerable king replied:Iliad 23.46 · Iliad · 23
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