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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.59.28

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.

3.59.28

taṃ sāntvayām āsa tato lakṣmaṇaḥ priyabāndhavaḥ
bahuprakāraṃ dharmajñaḥ praśritaḥ praśritāñjaliḥ

Then Lakṣmaṇa, his dear kinsman and knower of dharma, humble and with palms joined in reverence, comforted him in many ways.

Words: taṃ — him; sāntvayām āsa — comforted; tato — then; lakṣmaṇaḥ — Lakṣmaṇa; priyabāndhavaḥ — dear kinsman; bahuprakāraṃ — in many ways; dharmajñaḥ — knower of dharma; praśritaḥ — humble; praśritāñjaliḥ — with palms joined in reverence

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.