Of Ráma, searching every place.

Bereft of Ráma good and wise,

With drooping cheer and weeping eyes,

Each woe-distracted sage gave vent

To sorrow in his wild lament:

“Woe worth the sleep that stole our sense

With its beguiling influence,

That now we look in vain for him

Of the broad chest and stalwart limb!

How could the strong-armed hero, thus