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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.41.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 41: Rāma leaves the sleeping citizens. Sumantra lays misleading tracks, Rāma crosses the Tamasā with Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa before the followers wake

In the sequence: At the Tamasā, Rāma marks their first night away and thinks of the grieving city

2.41.1

tatas tu tamasā tīraṃ ramyam āśritya rāghavaḥ
sītām udvīkṣya saumitrim idaṃ vacanam abravīt

Then, having reached the lovely bank of the Tamasā, Rāghava, gazing at Sītā, spoke these words to Saumitri.

Words: tatas — then; tu — and; tamasā — of the Tamasā; tīraṃ — bank; ramyam — lovely; āśritya — having reached, resorted to; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; sītām — Sītā; udvīkṣya — gazing at; saumitrim — to Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa); idaṃ — this; vacanam — word; abravīt — spoke

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.