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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.20

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 71: Rāma enters Pampā’s waters. The sacred rites renew his hope, the lake revives his longing for Sītā and he resolves to seek Sugrīva

In the sequence: despite the beauty, longing for Sītā brings renewed lamentation

3.71.20

sa tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tataḥ pampāṃ rāmaḥ saumitriṇā saha
vilalāpa ca tejasvī kāmād daśarathātmajaḥ

Then, having beheld that Pampā, the splendid Rāma, son of Daśaratha, together with Saumitri, lamented out of longing.

Words: sa — he; tāṃ — that; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; tataḥ — then; pampāṃ — Pampā; rāmaḥ — Rāma; saumitriṇā — with Saumitri; saha — together; vilalāpa — lamented, wailed; ca — and; tejasvī — the splendid one; kāmād — out of longing; daśarathātmajaḥ — son of Daśaratha

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.