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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.14

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: Rāma enters the waters described as Mataṅga's Lake and Pampā's lotus pool

3.71.14

sa tu śokasamāviṣṭo rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ
viveśa nalinīṃ pampāṃ paṅkajaiś ca samāvṛtām

And that Rāma, son of Daśaratha, filled with grief, entered the lotus-pond Pampā, covered over with lotuses.

Words: sa — he; tu — and, but; śokasamāviṣṭo — filled with grief; rāmo — Rāma; daśarathātmajaḥ — son of Daśaratha; viveśa — entered; nalinīṃ — lotus-pond; pampāṃ — Pampā; paṅkajaiś — with lotuses; ca — and; samāvṛtām — covered, thickly surrounded

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.