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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.59.21
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: they still find nothing → Lakṣmaṇa insists that Rāma will recover her, comparing the recovery to Viṣṇu regaining the earth
3.59.21
vicaran daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ bhrātaraṃ dīptatejasaṃ
prāpsyasi tvaṃ mahāprājña maithilīṃ janakātmajām
Roaming the Daṇḍaka forest, O most wise one of blazing splendour, you will find Maithilī, Janaka's daughter—
Words: vicaran — roaming; daṇḍakāraṇyaṃ — the Daṇḍaka forest; bhrātaraṃ — brother; dīptatejasaṃ — of blazing splendour; prāpsyasi — you will obtain; tvaṃ — you; mahāprājña — O most wise; maithilīṃ — Maithilī; janakātmajām — Janaka's daughter
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.