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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.56

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 asks Guha for banyan sap and uses it to form his and Lakṣmaṇa's hair into matted locks → he advises Guha to guard his army, treasury, forts, and territory, then says goodbye.

2.46.56

tat kṣīraṃ rājaputrāya guhaḥ kṣipram upāharat
lakṣmaṇasyātmanaś caiva rāmas tenākaroj jaṭāḥ

Guha quickly brought that sap to the prince; and with it Rāma fashioned matted locks for Lakṣmaṇa and for himself.

Words: tat kṣīraṃ — that sap; rājaputrāya — for the prince; guhaḥ — Guha; kṣipram — quickly; upāharat — brought; lakṣmaṇasyātmanaś caiva — for Lakṣmaṇa and for himself; rāmas — Rāma; tenākaroj — with it made; jaṭāḥ — matted locks

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.