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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.25
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: the account identifies Ṛṣyamūka on the bank as Sugrīva's home → Rāma again urges Lakṣmaṇa toward Sugrīva as they reach the lakeside, bringing this Kāṇḍa to its close before the meeting itself.
3.71.25
sugrīvam abhigaccha tvaṃ vānarendraṃ nararṣabha
ity uvāca punar vākyaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ satyavikramam
'Go to Sugrīva, lord of monkeys, O bull among men' — thus again he spoke these words to Lakṣmaṇa of true valor.
Words: sugrīvam — Sugrīva; abhigaccha — go to, approach; tvaṃ — you; vānarendraṃ — lord of monkeys; nararṣabha — O bull among men; ity — thus; uvāca — said; punar — again; vākyaṃ — words; lakṣmaṇaṃ — to Lakṣmaṇa; satyavikramam — of true valor
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.