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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.63.4

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 63: Discovery of the wounded Jaṭāyu. Rāma mistakes him for Sītā’s killer, Jaṭāyu names Rāvaṇa and explains the wreckage, the brothers embrace him

In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa recommends searching Janasthāna's woods, ravines, mountain strongholds, and caves → the brothers resume the search together

3.63.4

taṃ tathā paritāpārtaṃ lakṣmaṇo rāmam abravīt
idam eva janasthānaṃ tvam anveṣitum arhasi

To Rāma, thus stricken with anguish, Lakṣmaṇa said: “This very Janasthāna you ought to search.”

Words: taṃ — him; tathā — thus; paritāpārtaṃ — stricken with anguish; lakṣmaṇo — Lakṣmaṇa; rāmam — to Rāma; abravīt — said; idam — this; eva — very; janasthānaṃ — Janasthāna; tvam — you; anveṣitum — to search; arhasi — you ought

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.