Chapter 13 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 13.48

यावत् सीतां न पश्यामि रामपत्नी यशस्विनीम्। तावदेतां पुरीं लङ्कां विचिनोमि पुनः पुनः॥

yāvat sītāṃ na paśyāmi rāmapatnī yaśasvinīm| tāvadetāṃ purīṃ laṅkāṃ vicinomi punaḥ punaḥ||

English Meaning

So long as I do not find the illustrious spouse of Rāma, Sītā, I will explore the city of Lankā again and again.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)