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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.3

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: At dawn Rāma prepares to cross the river

2.46.3

barhiṇānāṃ ca nirghoṣaḥ śrūyate nadatāṃ vane
tarāma jāhnavīṃ saumya śīghragāṃ sāgaraṃgamām

'And the cry of the peacocks calling in the forest is heard; let us cross the swift-flowing Jāhnavī, gentle one, that runs to the sea.'

Words: barhiṇānāṃ — of the peacocks; ca — and; nirghoṣaḥ — the sound, cry; śrūyate — is heard; nadatāṃ — of (them) calling out; vane — in the forest; tarāma — let us cross; jāhnavīṃ — the Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā); saumya — O gentle one; śīghragāṃ — swift-flowing; sāgaraṃgamām — running to the sea

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.