Chapter 63 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 63.16

आदित्य भो लोककृताकृतज्ञ लोकस्य सत्यानृतकर्मसाक्षिन्। मम प्रिया सा क्व गता हृता वा शंसस्व मे शोकहतस्य सर्वम्॥

āditya bho lokakṛtākṛtajña lokasya satyānṛtakarmasākṣin| mama priyā sā kva gatā hṛtā vā śaṃsasva me śokahatasya sarvam||

English Meaning

O.Aditya, know you the pious and vicious actions of men; bear you testimony to the truth and untruth of their actions-do you tell me, pray, who am stricken with grief, whither has my dear on repaired, or whether has she been killed?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)