Beside his glorious brother stood,

And while fierce grief his bosom burned

This answer to the chief returned:

“Thou, Ráma, after toil and pain

Wilt meet the Maithil dame again,

As Vishṇu, Bali's might subdued,

His empire of the earth renewed.”[508]

Then Ráma cried in mournful tone,

His spirit by his woe o'erthrown;

“The wood is searched from side to side,