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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.56.18

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 56: Return to the empty hut. Rāma imagines Sītā’s loss and its consequences, hurries back with Lakṣmaṇa and finds their dwelling deserted

In the sequence: distressed and uncertain what to do, he hurries with Lakṣmaṇa to Janasthāna

3.56.18

iti sītāṃ varārohāṃ cintayann eva rāghavaḥ
ājagāma janasthānaṃ tvarayā sahalakṣmaṇaḥ

Thus brooding on the shapely Sītā, Rāghava, together with Lakṣmaṇa, came in haste to Janasthāna.

Words: iti — thus; sītāṃ — Sītā; varārohāṃ — the shapely one; cintayann — brooding; eva — even, indeed; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; ājagāma — came; janasthānaṃ — to Janasthāna; tvarayā — in haste; sahalakṣmaṇaḥ — together with Lakṣmaṇa

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.