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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.66

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

2.46.66

tatas taiś coditā sā nauḥ karṇadhārasamāhitā
śubhasphyavegābhihatā śīghraṃ salilam atyagāt

Then that boat, urged on by them, steadied by the helmsman, driven by the force of the fine oars, swiftly sped across the water.

Words: tatas — then; taiś coditā — urged on by them; sā nauḥ — that boat; karṇadhārasamāhitā — steadied by the helmsman; śubhasphyavegābhihatā — driven by the force of the fine oars; śīghraṃ — swiftly; salilam — the water; atyagāt — sped across, crossed

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.