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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.7.9

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 7: Departure from Sutīkṣṇa. Rāma obtains leave to visit other hermitages and promises to return, Sītā hands the brothers their weapons

In the sequence: they thank Sutīkṣṇa for his hospitality and ask leave to visit the other Daṇḍaka hermitages with the munis accompanying them → they ask to leave while it is still cool enough to travel

3.7.9

tāvad icchāmahe gantum ity uktvā caraṇau muneḥ
vavande sahasaumitriḥ sītayā saha rāghavaḥ

so long do we wish to travel.” Having said this, Rāghava together with Saumitri and with Sītā saluted the feet of the sage.

Words: tāvad — so long, by then; icchāmahe — we wish; gantum — to go; ity uktvā — having said thus; caraṇau — the (two) feet; muneḥ — of the sage; vavande — saluted, bowed to; sahasaumitriḥ — together with Saumitri; sītayā saha — together with Sītā; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava

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.