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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.60

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.

2.46.60

tatas taṃ samanujñāya guham ikṣvākunandanaḥ
jagāma tūrṇam avyagraḥ sabhāryaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ

Then, taking leave of that Guha, the delight of the Ikṣvākus went on swiftly and composed, with his wife and with Lakṣmaṇa.

Words: tatas — then; taṃ — that; samanujñāya — having taken leave of, dismissed; guham — Guha; ikṣvākunandanaḥ — delight of the Ikṣvākus; jagāma — went; tūrṇam — swiftly; avyagraḥ — unperturbed, composed; sabhāryaḥ — with his wife; sahalakṣmaṇaḥ — together with Lakṣmaṇa

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.