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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.52.25

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 52: Sītā drops her ornaments. She drops her silk and ornaments among five monkeys, Rāvaṇa confines her in Laṅkā and sends agents to Janasthāna

In the sequence: the eight must report accurately on Rāma's movements, act cautiously, and work toward killing him

3.52.25

janasthāne vasadbhis tu bhavadbhī rāmam āśritā
pravṛttir upanetavyā kiṃ karotīti tattvataḥ

'And you, dwelling in Janasthāna, must bring me true intelligence concerning Rāma—what he is doing.'

Words: janasthāne — in Janasthāna; vasadbhis — by (you) dwelling; tu — and; bhavadbhī — by you; rāmam — Rāma; āśritā — concerning, relating to; pravṛttir — news, intelligence; upanetavyā — must be brought; kiṃ — what; karotīti — he is doing, thus; tattvataḥ — truly, in truth

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.