← 2.46.61 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 46: Rāma crosses the Gaṅgā · 2.46.63 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.62

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

2.46.62

āroha tvaṃ nara vyāghra sthitāṃ nāvam imāṃ śanaiḥ
sītāṃ cāropayānvakṣaṃ parigṛhya manasvinīm

'Board gently this boat that lies at rest, O tiger among men; and lift the high-spirited Sītā aboard right after, holding her carefully.'

Words: āroha — climb aboard, mount; tvaṃ — you; nara vyāghra — O tiger among men; sthitāṃ — lying at rest, waiting; nāvam imāṃ — this boat; śanaiḥ — gently, slowly; sītāṃ — Sītā; cāropayānvakṣaṃ — and lift (her) aboard right after; parigṛhya — holding, taking hold of; manasvinīm — the high-spirited (lady)

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.