सर्वथा सुकृतं तावत्सीतायाः परिमार्गणम्। सागरं तु समासाद्य पुनर्नष्टं मनो मम॥
sarvathā sukṛtaṃ tāvatsītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam| sāgaraṃ tu samāsādya punarnaṣṭaṃ mano mama||
English Meaning
Complete success has been attained anent the search of Sītā. But when I think of the ocean, my mind is again sunk in dejection.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)