Chapter 12 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 12.1

न तस्य मध्ये भवनस्य संस्थितो लतागृहांश्चित्रगृहान् निशागृहान्। जगाम सीतां प्रतिदर्शनोत्सुको न चैव तां पश्यति चारुदर्शनाम्॥

na tasya madhye bhavanasya saṃsthito latāgṛhāṃścitragṛhān niśāgṛhān| jagāma sītāṃ pratidarśanotsuko na caiva tāṃ paśyati cārudarśanām||

English Meaning

Remaining in that mansion, (Hanuman) desirous of getting a sight of Sītā graced with a fair presence, went into bowers, and picture galleries, and night-houses;* but her he did not find. *Intended for stay at night.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)