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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.24

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Agastya’s directions. Rāma asks for a wooded home near water, Agastya recommends food-rich Pañcavaṭī beside the Godāvarī and describes the route

In the sequence: the brothers bow, take leave, and follow the route with Sītā and their weapons.

3.12.24

tau tu tenābhyanujñātau kṛtapādābhivandanau
tadāśramāt pañcavaṭīṃ jagmatuḥ saha sītayā

And the two, granted leave by him and having made obeisance at his feet, went from that hermitage to Pañcavaṭī together with Sītā.

Words: tau — the two; tu — but, and; tenābhyanujñātau — granted leave by him; kṛtapādābhivandanau — having made obeisance at (his) feet; tadāśramāt — from that hermitage; pañcavaṭīṃ — to Pañcavaṭī; jagmatuḥ — the two went; saha sītayā — together with Sītā

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.