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Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 46 Shloka 1
Original Shloka
गतेषु वानरेन्द्रेषु रामस्सुग्रीवमब्रवीत्। कथं भवान्विजानीते सर्वं वै मण्डलं भुवः।।4.46.1।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

वानरेन्द्रेषु when the monkey chieftains, गतेषु had gone, रामः Rama, सुग्रीवम् to Sugriva, अब्रवीत् said, भवान् you, भुवः of the earth, सर्वम् entire, मण्डलम् region, कथम् how, विजानीते do you know

English Commentary

When the chieftains of the monkeys left, Rama enquired Sugriva, how he had come to know the regions of the entire earth (which is a mandala. a circular form). Sugriva narrates the fight between Dundubhi and Vali and explains how he has come to acquire knowledge of geogrphy of all quarters