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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.58.33

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: crying her name, he continues through woods, streams, hills, and groves, refusing to stop searching despite finding no sign of her.

3.58.33

kva cid udbhramate vegāt kva cid vibhramate balāt
kva cin matta ivābhāti kāntān veṣaṇatatparaḥ

Now he whirls up with speed, now he reels as though by force, now he seems like one drunk—bent wholly on the search for his beloved.

Words: kva cid — sometimes; udbhramate — he whirls up; vegāt — with speed; kva cid — sometimes; vibhramate — he reels; balāt — by force; kva cin — sometimes; matta — drunk; ivābhāti — appears as if; kāntān veṣaṇatatparaḥ — intent on the search for his beloved

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.