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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.45

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 offers to serve them in the forest and bring them home when the exile ends

2.46.45

ime cāpi hayā vīra yadi te vanavāsinaḥ
paricaryāṃ kariṣyanti prāpsyanti paramāṃ gatim

'And these horses too, O hero, if they render service to you, the forest-dweller, will attain the highest state.'

Words: ime cāpi — and these too; hayā — horses; vīra — O hero; yadi — if; te — for you; vanavāsinaḥ — the forest-dweller (gen.); paricaryāṃ — service, attendance; kariṣyanti — will do, render; prāpsyanti — will attain; paramāṃ gatim — the highest goal, state

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.