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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.65

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

2.46.65

anujñāya sumantraṃ ca sabalaṃ caiva taṃ guham
āsthāya nāvaṃ rāmas tu codayām āsa nāvikān

And taking leave of Sumantra and of Guha with his troop, Rāma, boarding the boat, urged on the boatmen.

Words: anujñāya — having taken leave of; sumantraṃ ca — and Sumantra; sabalaṃ caiva — and (Guha) with his army; taṃ guham — that Guha; āsthāya — having boarded, mounted; nāvaṃ — the boat; rāmas tu — Rāma; codayām āsa — urged on; nāvikān — the boatmen

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.