क्व नु लक्ष्मण वैदेही कं वा देशमितो गता। केनाहृता वा सौमित्रे भक्षिता केन वा प्रिया॥
kva nu lakṣmaṇa vaidehī kaṃ vā deśamito gatā| kenāhṛtā vā saumitre bhakṣitā kena vā priyā||
English Meaning
O Laksmana where is Sītā? Where has she gone hence? O Saumitri, who has carried away my dear one or who has devoured her?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)