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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.41.28

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

2.41.28

sa saṃtīrya mahābāhuḥ śrīmāñ śivam akaṇṭakam
prāpadyata mahāmārgam abhayaṃ bhayadarśinām

Having crossed over, the mighty-armed and glorious Rāma reached a great highway, auspicious and thornless, safe even for those who see danger everywhere.

Words: sa — he; saṃtīrya — having crossed over; mahābāhuḥ — mighty-armed; śrīmāñ — glorious; śivam — auspicious; akaṇṭakam — thornless, free of obstacles; prāpadyata — reached, gained; mahāmārgam — great highway; abhayaṃ — safe, without fear; bhayadarśinām — for those who see danger

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.