THE RÁMÁYAN OF VÁLMÍKI, VOL. III - Gujarat Knowledge Centre

Canto LXV. THE RJlMAYAN. 299
Would soothe me, if it could, with speech.'
A while the anxious throng he eyed.
' And Where is Sitd, where ? ' he cried.
Thus wliile hot tears his utteraue broke
Tlie mouraing son of Raghu spoke.
The deer in pity for his woes
Obeyed the summons and arose.
Upon his right thy stood, and raised
Their sad eyes up to heaven and gazed.
Each to that quarter bent her look
Which Ravan with his captive took.
Then Raghu's son again they viewed,
And toward that point their way pursued.
Then Lfikshma;a watched their looks iutent
As moiuiing on their way they went,
And marked e'ach sign which struck his sense
With mute expressive influence,
Tlien as again his sorrow woke
Tiius to his brother chief he spoke
' Those deer thy CHger question heard
And rose at once by pity stirred
See, in thy search their aid they lend,
See, to the south their looks they bend.
Arise, dear brother, let us go
The way their eager glances show,
If haply sign or trace descried
Our footsteps in the search may guide.'
The son of Rnghu gave assent.
And quickly to the south they went
With eager eyes the earth he scanned.
And Lakshmfin followed close at hand,
As each to other spake his thought.
And round with anxious glances sought.
Scattered before them in the way,