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Aranya Kanda Sarga 55 Shloka 23
Original Shloka
दर्शने माकृथा बुद्धिं राघवस्य वरानने। कास्य शक्तिरिहागन्तुमपि सीते मनोरथैः।।3.55.23।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

वरानने O lovely Sita, राघवस्य Rama's, दर्शने in seeing, बुद्धिं thought, मा do not, कृथा: entertain, सीते O Sita, अस्य his, मनोरथैरपि with his mind also, इह here, आगन्तुम् to come, शक्तिः power, का where is it?

English Commentary

O lovely Sita, give up the thought of seeing Rama. Where does he possess the power to reach this place even on the mental plane ?