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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.10

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 71: Rāma enters Pampā’s waters. The sacred rites renew his hope, the lake revives his longing for Sītā and he resolves to seek Sugrīva

In the sequence: they leave the hermitage and pass through flowering woods toward the lake

3.71.10

āśramāt tu tatas tasmān niṣkramya sa viśāṃ patiḥ
ājagāma tataḥ pampāṃ lakṣmaṇena sahābhibhūḥ

Then, going forth from that hermitage, that lord of the people, the mighty one, came thereafter to Pampā together with Lakṣmaṇa.

Words: āśramāt — from the hermitage; tu — and; tatas — then; tasmān — that; niṣkramya — going forth, departing; sa — he; viśāṃ — of the people, subjects; patiḥ — lord; ājagāma — came; tataḥ — then, thereafter; pampāṃ — to Pampā; lakṣmaṇena — with Lakṣmaṇa; sahābhibhūḥ — together, the mighty one

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.