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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.59.13

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 59: Lakṣmaṇa renews the search. He urges Rāma to inspect caves, rivers and groves before assuming Sītā’s death, their fruitless search returns Rāma to grief

In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa urges him to keep searching instead of assuming the worst: she may be in a cave, by a river or lotus pond, or exploring the woods

3.59.13

mā viṣādaṃ mahābāho kuru yatnaṃ mayā saha
idaṃ ca hi vanaṃ śūra bahukandaraśobhitam

Do not despair, mighty-armed one; make effort together with me. For this forest, O hero, is adorned with many caverns.

Words: mā — do not; viṣādaṃ — despair; mahābāho — O mighty-armed one; kuru — make; yatnaṃ — effort; mayā — with me; saha — together; idaṃ — this; ca — and; hi — for; vanaṃ — forest; śūra — O hero; bahukandaraśobhitam — adorned with many caverns

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.