Valmiki Ramayana Sundara Kanda Sarga 12 Shloka 2
Original Shlokaस चिन्तयामास ततो महाकपिः प्रियामपश्यन्रघुनन्दनस्य ताम्। ध्रुवं हि सीता म्रियते यथा न मे विचिन्वतो दर्शनमेति मैथिली।।5.12.2।।
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English Translation
ततः then, सः महाकपिः that great monkey, रघुनन्दनस्य Rama's, प्रियाम् beloved, ताम् her, अपश्यन् while being unable to find, चिन्तयामास started thinking, मैथिली Mythili, विचिन्वतः while searching, मे to me, यथा as, दर्शनम् her sight, न उपैति not appears, सीता Sita, ध्रुवम् surely, म्रियते dead.
English Commentary
The great monkey, unable to find the beloved of Rama thought Sita might not be surviving. So he started thinking, ' I could not see her even though I have searched all over'.