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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.64

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

2.46.64

athāruroha tejasvī svayaṃ lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ
tato niṣādādhipatir guho jñātīn acodayat

Then the majestic elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa himself mounted; thereupon Guha, lord of the Niṣādas, urged on his kinsmen.

Words: athāruroha — then mounted; tejasvī — the majestic, splendid one; svayaṃ — himself; lakṣmaṇapūrvajaḥ — the elder brother of Lakṣmaṇa; tato — then; niṣādādhipatir — the lord of the Niṣādas; guho — Guha; jñātīn — the kinsmen; acodayat — urged on, directed

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.