yadaa-kadaa vikalpaH - raamaayaNaat udaaharaNaani ## (Alternative to When-then construct - Examples from Ramayana) ##
2007-06-25 somavaasaraH ##(2007-06-25 Monday)##
shriinivaasavaryaH likhati - yadaa-tadaa racanaayaam anyaH vikalpaH api asti| yathaa - 
raamaayaNe sundarakaaNDaat sargaH 46 shlokaH 24 -
ardyamaanaH tataH tena dudhareNaanilaatmajaH| cakaara ninadaM bhuuyo vyavardhata ca vegavaan||
##(When Durdhara attacked Hanuman fiercely, he (Hanuman) enlarged his body further and gave out terrific roars.)##
raamaayaNe sundarakaaNDaat sargaH 38 pa~NktiH 61 -
hiyamaaNaaM tadaa viro na tu maaM veda laxmaNaH| ##((Sita telling Lakshmana that) When she was
abducted, Lakshmana was not by her side.)##
raamaayaNe sundarakaaNDaat sargaH 42 shlokaH 6 -
ko.ayaM kasya kuto vaa.ayaM kinnimittamihaagataH\? kathaM tvayaa sahaanena samvaadaH kRRita ityuta||
##(Who's he, whose servant is he? Where did he come here from? What is
his purpose here? Tell us how you managed to speak with him.)##