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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.52.5

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 52: Sītā drops her ornaments. She drops her silk and ornaments among five monkeys, Rāvaṇa confines her in Laṅkā and sends agents to Janasthāna

In the sequence: he passes Pampā and continues across forests, rivers, and mountains toward Laṅkā

3.52.5

sa ca pampām atikramya laṅkām abhimukhaḥ purīm
jagāma rudatīṃ gṛhya maithilīṃ rākṣaseśvaraḥ

And crossing the Pampā, the lord of rākṣasas, facing toward the city of Laṅkā, went on, holding the weeping Maithilī.

Words: sa — he; ca — and; pampām — the Pampā (lake); atikramya — having crossed; laṅkām — Laṅkā; abhimukhaḥ — facing toward; purīm — city; jagāma — went; rudatīṃ — weeping; gṛhya — having seized, holding; maithilīṃ — Maithilī; rākṣaseśvaraḥ — the lord of rākṣasas

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.