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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.61

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: Lakṣmaṇa helps Sītā into the boat and boards after her; Rāma boards too and takes leave of Guha and Sumantra → Guha's men row them across

2.46.61

sa tu dṛṣṭvā nadītīre nāvam ikṣvākunandanaḥ
titīrṣuḥ śīghragāṃ gaṅgām idaṃ lakṣmaṇam abravīt

Seeing a boat on the river-bank, the delight of the Ikṣvākus, wishing to cross the swift Gaṅgā, said this to Lakṣmaṇa:

Words: sa tu — but he; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; nadītīre — on the river-bank; nāvam — a boat; ikṣvākunandanaḥ — delight of the Ikṣvākus; titīrṣuḥ — wishing to cross; śīghragāṃ — swift-flowing; gaṅgām — the Gaṅgā; idaṃ — this; lakṣmaṇam — to Lakṣmaṇa; abravīt — said

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.