Chapter 71 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 71.17

स त्वं सीतां समाचक्ष्व येन वा यत्र वा हृता॥ कुरु कल्याणमत्यर्थं यदि जानासि तत्त्वतः।

sa tvaṃ sītāṃ samācakṣva yena vā yatra vā hṛtā|| kuru kalyāṇamatyarthaṃ yadi jānāsi tattvataḥ|

English Meaning

Do you tell us who has carried away Sītā? And where? If do you know it truly do you perform us this good service.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)