Chapter 11 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 11.32

नान्यत्र हि मया शक्या वैदेही परिमार्गितुम्। स्त्रियो हि स्त्रीषु दृश्यन्ते सदा सम्परिमार्गणे॥

nānyatra hi mayā śakyā vaidehī parimārgitum| striyo hi strīṣu dṛśyante sadā samparimārgaṇe||

English Meaning

I could not search for Vaidehī elsewhere; for in the matter of search, people always search for women even among women.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)