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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.48.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 48: Bharadvāja directs Rāma to Citrakūṭa. Rāma seeks seclusion beyond the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, Bharadvāja recommends the food-rich mountain

In the sequence: Rāma introduces himself, Lakṣmaṇa, and Sītā and explains why they have come to live in the forest

2.48.10

tatas tv āśramam āsādya muner darśanakāṅkṣiṇau
sītayānugatau vīrau dūrād evāvatasthatuḥ

Then, having reached the āśrama and longing for a sight of the sage, the two heroes, followed by Sītā, halted while still at a distance.

Words: tatas — then; tv — and, but; āśramam — the āśrama; āsādya — having reached; muner — of the sage; darśanakāṅkṣiṇau — the two longing for a sight; sītayānugatau — followed by Sītā; vīrau — the two heroes; dūrād — from afar; evāvatasthatuḥ — indeed the two halted

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.