Araṇya Kāṇḍa 10: Ten years among the hermitages · 3.10.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.10.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 10: Ten years among the hermitages. Māṇḍakarṇi’s lake music is explained, years of visits lead toward Agastya, Rāma recounts his digestion of Vātāpi

In the sequence: The travelers now walk with Rāma in front, Sītā in the middle, and Lakṣmaṇa behind carrying his bow

3.10.1

agrataḥ prayayau rāmaḥ sītā madhye sumadhyamā
pṛṣṭhatas tu dhanuṣpāṇir lakṣmaṇo 'nujagāma ha

Rāma went in front, fair-waisted Sītā in the middle, and behind, bow in hand, Lakṣmaṇa followed after.

Words: agrataḥ — in front; prayayau — went forth; rāmaḥ — Rāma; sītā — Sītā; madhye — in the middle; sumadhyamā — the fair-waisted one; pṛṣṭhatas — behind; tu — and; dhanuṣpāṇir — bow in hand; lakṣmaṇo — Lakṣmaṇa; 'nujagāma — followed after; ha — indeed

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.