Chapter 60 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 60

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 60.9

अस्ति कच्चित्त्वया दृष्ट्वा सा कदम्बप्रिया प्रिया। कदम्ब यदि जानीषे शंस सीतां शुभाननाम्॥ स्निग्धपल्लवसंकाशां पीतकौशेयवासिनीम्। शंसस्व यदि सा दृष्ट्वा बिल्ब बिल्वोपमस्तनी॥

asti kaccittvayā dṛṣṭvā sā kadambapriyā priyā| kadamba yadi jānīṣe śaṃsa sītāṃ śubhānanām|| snigdhapallavasaṃkāśāṃ pītakauśeyavāsinīm| śaṃsasva yadi sā dṛṣṭvā bilba bilvopamastanī||

English Meaning

O Kadamba, have you seen where is that one fond of Kadamba groves? If know you this do you tell me of Sītā having an auspicious countenance. O Bilva, tell me pray, if you have seen her, wearing silken cloth, resembling cool leaves and having breast like to Bilva fruits.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)