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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.5

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

2.46.5

tataḥ kalāpān saṃnahya khaḍgau baddhvā ca dhanvinau
jagmatur yena tau gaṅgāṃ sītayā saha rāghavau

Then, strapping on their quivers and girding on their two swords, the two bow-bearing Rāghavas, together with Sītā, went to where the Gaṅgā lay.

Words: tataḥ — then; kalāpān — the quivers; saṃnahya — having strapped on, girded; khaḍgau — the two swords; baddhvā — having bound on; ca — and; dhanvinau — the two bowmen; jagmatur — the two went; yena — to where; tau — the two; gaṅgāṃ — the Gaṅgā; sītayā saha — together with Sītā; rāghavau — the two Rāghavas

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.