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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.83.14
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 83: Guha ferries Bharata’s company. Five hundred boats carry people, vehicles and provisions across the Gaṅgā, the army halts as Bharata approaches Bharadvāja
In the sequence: priests cross according to seniority, and a specially prepared boat carries Bharata, Śatrughna, and the royal women
2.83.14
purohitaś ca tat pūrvaṃ gurave brāhmaṇāś ca ye
anantaraṃ rājadārās tathaiva śakaṭāpaṇāḥ
The family priest went first of all, in order of seniority, together with the brahmins who were there; next the king's wives, and likewise the carts and their wares.
Words: purohitaś — the family priest; ca — and; tat — that, first of all; pūrvaṃ — before, first; gurave — in order of seniority, for the venerable; brāhmaṇāś — the brahmins; ca — and; ye — who (were there); anantaraṃ — thereafter, next; rājadārās — the king's wives; tathaiva — and likewise; śakaṭāpaṇāḥ — the carts and their wares
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.