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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.58.14

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 58: Rāma searches for Sītā. He finds the hut disordered, questions trees and animals and imagines her yellow clothing among the woods

In the sequence: he asks the trees she loved and the deer, elephant, and tiger whether they have seen her

3.58.14

atha vārjuna śaṃsa tvaṃ priyāṃ tām arjunapriyām
janakasya sutā bhīrur yadi jīvati vā na vā

Or else, O arjuna, tell me of that beloved who loved the arjuna—whether Janaka's timid daughter yet lives or not.

Words: atha — or; vārjuna — else, O arjuna; śaṃsa — tell; tvaṃ — you; priyāṃ — the beloved; tām — that; arjunapriyām — fond of the arjuna; janakasya — of Janaka; sutā — the daughter; bhīrur — the timid one; yadi — whether; jīvati — she lives; vā — or; na — not; vā — or

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.