▁where ▁the ▁ex iled ▁ ▁mon key - ch ief ▁Sug riv a ▁is ▁hiding . ▁Kab and ha ▁advis es ▁R ama ▁to ▁form ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Sug riv a , ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁of ▁assistance ▁in ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁R ama ' s ▁wife ▁S ita , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁kid n apped ▁by ▁Rav ana , ▁the ▁demon - king ▁of ▁L anka . ▁Following ▁Kab and ha ' s ▁instructions , ▁R ama ▁be fri ends ▁Sug riv a ▁and ▁res c ues ▁S ita ▁with ▁his ▁help . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁sources ▁The ▁most ▁detailed ▁account ▁of ▁Kab and ha ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁book , ▁A ran ya ▁k anda , ▁of ▁the ▁ep ic ▁Ram ay ana , ▁S arg as ▁( c ant os ) ▁ 6 9 - 7 3 . ▁However , ▁Kab and ha ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁cant o ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁book ▁B ala ▁k anda ▁of ▁the ▁Ram ay ana , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁entire ▁story ▁is ▁summar ized . ▁ ▁The ▁account ▁of ▁Kab and ha ▁also ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁Ram op ak hy ana ▁– ▁the ▁ret elling ▁of ▁R ama ' s ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁A ran ya ▁Par va ▁– ▁the ▁third ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁Mah ab har ata , ▁and ▁its ▁append ix ▁Har iv ams a , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁later ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁the ▁Ram ay ana ▁such ▁as ▁Kal idas a ' s ▁R agh uv ams a ▁(