Thy lore of sea and hill and plain?”

“I told thee how,” Sugríva said,

“From Báli's arm Máyáví fled[744]

To Malaya's hill, and strove to save

His life by hiding in the cave.

I told how Báli sought, to kill

His foe, the hollow of the hill;

Nor need I, King, again unfold

The wondrous tale already told.

Then, wandering forth, my way I took