← 2.49.6 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 49: The raft across the Yamunā · 2.49.8 →
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.49.7
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 49: The raft across the Yamunā. The brothers build a raft for Sītā, she crosses and prays at the banyan to see Kausalyā & Sumitrā again
In the sequence: at the river, the brothers build a raft from logs; Lakṣmaṇa makes a comfortable place for Sītā, and Rāma helps her aboard
2.49.7
upāvṛtte munau tasmin rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt
kṛtapuṇyāḥ sma saumitre munir yan no 'nukampate
When that sage had turned back, Rāma said to Lakṣmaṇa: 'We have surely earned merit, O Saumitri, in that the sage shows us such compassion.'
Words: upāvṛtte — when had turned back; munau — the sage; tasmin — that; rāmo — Rāma; lakṣmaṇam — to Lakṣmaṇa; abravīt — said; kṛtapuṇyāḥ — of accomplished merit, blessed; sma — (we) are; saumitre — O Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa); munir — the sage; yan — in that, since; no — to us; 'nukampate — shows compassion
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.