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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.3.19

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 3: Vālmīki sees the whole narrative. Vālmīki sees the narrative through meditation and sets out its events, including those still to come

In the sequence: it includes the signet-ring, the cavern, the searchers' resolve to fast to death, Saṃpāti, Hanumān's leap, his search through Laṅkā, Sītā and Trijaṭā, the recognition tokens, the fighting, capture, and burning of the city

1.3.19

parvatārohaṇaṃ caiva sāgarasya ca laṅghanam
rātrau laṅkāpraveśaṃ ca ekasyāpi vicintanam

the ascent of the mountain, and the leaping across the ocean; the entry into Laṅkā by night, and the pondering (of Hanumān) all alone;

Words: parvatārohaṇaṃ — the ascent of the mountain; caiva — and; sāgarasya ca — and of the ocean; laṅghanam — the leaping-over, crossing; rātrau — by night; laṅkāpraveśaṃ ca — and the entry into Laṅkā; ekasyāpi — of (him) even alone; vicintanam — the pondering, reflection

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.