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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.58.15

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

3.58.15

kakubhaḥ kakubhoruṃ tāṃ vyaktaṃ jānāti maithilīm
latāpallavapuṣpāḍhyo bhāti hy eṣa vanaspatiḥ

The kakubha surely knows the Maithilī, whose thighs are like the kakubha; for this lord of the woods stands radiant, rich with creepers, shoots and blossoms.

Words: kakubhaḥ — the kakubha; kakubhoruṃ — with kakubha-like thighs; tāṃ — her; vyaktaṃ — clearly; jānāti — knows; maithilīm — the Maithilī; latāpallavapuṣpāḍhyo — rich with creepers, shoots and flowers; bhāti — shines; hy — indeed; eṣa — this; vanaspatiḥ — lord of the forest

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.