Chapter 71 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 71.20

अदग्धस्य हि विज्ञातुं शक्तिरस्ति न मे प्रभो। राक्षसं तु महावीर्यं सीता येन हृता तव॥

adagdhasya hi vijñātuṃ śaktirasti na me prabho| rākṣasaṃ tu mahāvīryaṃ sītā yena hṛtā tava||

English Meaning

Without being burnt I am incapable of being cognizant of that highly powerful Rākṣasa who has carried away your Sītā.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)