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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.59.29

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.

3.59.29

anādṛtya tu tad vākyaṃ lakṣmaṇauṣṭhapuṭacyutam
apaśyaṃs tāṃ priyāṃ sītāṃ prākrośat sa punaḥ punaḥ

But disregarding that speech fallen from the lips of Lakṣmaṇa, and not seeing his beloved Sītā, he cried out again and again.

Words: anādṛtya — disregarding; tu — but; tad — that; vākyaṃ — speech; lakṣmaṇauṣṭhapuṭacyutam — fallen from the lips of Lakṣmaṇa; apaśyaṃs — not seeing; tāṃ — her; priyāṃ — beloved; sītāṃ — Sītā; prākrośat — cried out; sa — he; punaḥ — again; punaḥ — again

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.