Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 43 Shloka 24

Original Shloka

पश्य लक्ष्मण वैदेह्याः स्पृहां मृगगतामिमाम्। रूपश्रेष्ठतया ह्येष मृगोऽद्य न भविष्यति।।3.43.24।। न वने नन्दनोद्धेशे न चैत्ररथसंश्रये। कुतःपृथिव्यां सौमित्रे योऽस्य कश्चित्समो मृगः।।3.43.25।।

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English Translation

लक्ष्मण O Lakshmana, वैदेह्याः Sita's, मृगगताम् pertaining to this deer, स्पृहाम् desire, पश्य you may see, सौमित्रे Lakshmana, अद्य now, रूपश्रेष्ठतया due to its excellent beauty, एषः this, मृगः deer, वने in the forest, न भविष्यति will not be found, नन्दनोद्धेशे in the Nandana garden of Indra, न not, चैत्ररथसंश्रये in Chaitraratha,( garden of Kubera), न not, यः any such, अस्य its, समः equal, पृथिव्याम् on the earth, कुतः where do (we find).

English Commentary

O Lakshmana, see the eagerness of Sita. Such a deer of exceptional beauty will not be found in this forest. There is no equal to this animal even in the Nandan garden of Indra, or the Chaitraratha, the garden of Kubera. Where can such an animal be found on earth?