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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.46.75

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: on the southern bank, Rāma arranges their walking order: Lakṣmaṇa in front, Sītā in the middle, and himself behind to guard them both

2.46.75

tīraṃ tu samanuprāpya nāvaṃ hitvā nararṣabhaḥ
prātiṣṭhata saha bhrātrā vaidehyā ca paraṃtapaḥ

Reaching the bank and leaving the boat, the bull among men, scorcher of foes, set out together with his brother and Vaidehī.

Words: tīraṃ — the bank; tu — but; samanuprāpya — having reached; nāvaṃ — the boat; hitvā — having left; nararṣabhaḥ — the bull among men; prātiṣṭhata — set out; saha bhrātrā — together with the brother; vaidehyā ca — and with Vaidehī; paraṃtapaḥ — scorcher of foes

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.