Ramayana

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तत्राहं सर्वरात्रं तु विचिन्वन् जनकात्मजाम् । रावणान्तः पुरगतो न चापश्यं सुमध्यमाम् ॥ ५-५८-५१

''There when I went to the harem of Ravana and searched all night, I did not find the fair-waisted Janaka's daughter. [5-58-51]

english translation

तत स्सीतामपश्यंस्तु रावणस्य निवेशने । शोकसागरमासाद्य न पारमुपलक्षये ॥ ५-५८-५२

''Not able to find Sita at the residence of Ravana I was immersed in an ocean of endless sorrow and did not know what to do. [5-58-52]

english translation

शोचता च मया दृष्टं प्राकारेण समावृतम् । काञ्चनेन विकृष्टेन गृहोपवनमुत्तमम् ॥ ५-५८-५३

''While worrying like that I saw a long golden boundary wall surrounding a splendid home garden (upabana). [5-58-53]

english translation

स प्राकारमवप्लुत्य पश्यामि बहुपादपम् । अशोकवनिकामध्ये शिंशुपापादपो महान् ॥ ५-५८-५४

''I crossed that boundary wall and saw many kinds of trees and in the midst of that Ashoka garden, a huge Simsupa tree. [5-58-54]

english translation

तमारुह्य च पश्यामि काञ्चनं कदलीवनम् । अदूरे शिंशुपावृक्षात्पश्यामि वरवर्णिनीम् ॥ ५-५८-५५

''I ascended it and beheld yellow-pigmented thicket of banana plants. Not far from the Simsupa tree I saw beautiful Sita - [5-58-55]

english translation