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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 46: Rāma crosses the Gaṅgā. He sends Sumantra back as proof of departure, forms matted locks with banyan sap and crosses while Sītā prays

In the sequence: he tells Sumantra that they will now continue on foot and that he must return with the chariot → the driver protests at the injustice of Rāma's hardship

2.46.11

saha rāghava vaidehyā bhrātrā caiva vane vasan
tvaṃ gatiṃ prāpsyase vīra trīṃl lokāṃs tu jayann iva

'Yet dwelling in the forest with Vaidehī and with your brother, O Rāghava, you will attain glory, O hero, as though conquering the three worlds.'

Words: saha — with; rāghava — O Rāghava; vaidehyā — with Vaidehī; bhrātrā caiva — and with the brother; vane — in the forest; vasan — dwelling; tvaṃ — you; gatiṃ — the goal, high state; prāpsyase — will attain; vīra — O hero; trīṃl lokāṃs — the three worlds; tu — indeed; jayann iva — as if conquering

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.