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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.4

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

2.46.4

vijñāya rāmasya vacaḥ saumitrir mitranandanaḥ
guham āmantrya sūtaṃ ca so 'tiṣṭhad bhrātur agrataḥ

Understanding Rāma's word, Saumitri, the delight of his friends, having taken leave of Guha and the charioteer, stood before his brother.

Words: vijñāya — having understood; rāmasya — Rāma's; vacaḥ — word; saumitrir — Saumitri; mitranandanaḥ — delight of his friends; guham — Guha; āmantrya — having taken leave of; sūtaṃ ca — and the charioteer; so 'tiṣṭhad — he stood; bhrātur — of the brother; agrataḥ — before, in front of

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.