यस्य सत्त्वस्य या योनिस्तस्यां तत्परिमार्ग्यते। न शक्या प्रमदा नष्टा मृगीषु परिमार्गितुम्।।5.11.43।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
यस्य whose, सत्त्वस्य of a being, या whichever, योनिः source, तत् that, तस्याम् in that, परिमार्ग्यते is searched, नष्टा lost, प्रमदा woman, मृगीषु among female deer, परिमार्गितुम् to search, न शक्या not possible.
English Commentary
'One has to search a creature among its own species. It is not possible to find a lost woman in the herd of female deer'.