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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.59.26

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: Rāma recalls all the places already searched, collapses in renewed grief, and repeatedly cries for her despite his brother's efforts to comfort him.

3.59.26

sa vihvalitasarvāṅgo gatabuddhir vicetanaḥ
viṣasādāturo dīno niḥśvasyāśītam āyatam

With all his limbs trembling, his wits gone and senseless, he sank down afflicted and wretched, sighing a hot, long breath.

Words: sa — he; vihvalitasarvāṅgo — with all his limbs trembling; gatabuddhir — his wits gone; vicetanaḥ — senseless; viṣasādāturo — sank down afflicted; dīno — wretched; niḥśvasyāśītam — having sighed a hot (breath); āyatam — long, drawn-out

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.