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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.41.27

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: the travelers board, cross the Tamasā, and continue along a clear road

2.41.27

taṃ syandanam adhiṣṭhāya rāghavaḥ saparicchadaḥ
śīghragām ākulāvartāṃ tamasām ataran nadīm

Mounting that chariot, Rāghava with his retinue crossed the swift-flowing Tamasā river with its swirling eddies.

Words: taṃ — that; syandanam — chariot; adhiṣṭhāya — having mounted; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; saparicchadaḥ — with his retinue, belongings; śīghragām — swift-flowing; ākulāvartāṃ — with swirling eddies; tamasām — the Tamasā; ataran — crossed; nadīm — river

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.