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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.7
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: he proposes continuing to Pampā and seeking Sugrīva on nearby Ṛṣyamūka, because the search for Sītā depends on that friendship → Lakṣmaṇa is equally eager to go
3.71.7
ṛśyamūko girir yatra nātidūre prakāśate
yasmin vasati dharmātmā sugrīvo 'ṃśumataḥ sutaḥ
nityaṃ vālibhayāt trastaś caturbhiḥ saha vānaraiḥ
Where, not far off, gleams the mountain Ṛśyamūka, on which dwells the righteous Sugrīva, son of Aṃśumat, ever cowering in fear of Vālin together with four monkeys.
Words: ṛśyamūko — Ṛśyamūka (mountain); girir — mountain; yatra — where; nātidūre — not too far; prakāśate — gleams, shines forth; yasmin — on which; vasati — dwells; dharmātmā — the righteous one; sugrīvo — Sugrīva; 'ṃśumataḥ — of Aṃśumat; sutaḥ — son; nityaṃ — ever, always; vālibhayāt — from fear of Vālin; trastaś — frightened, cowering; caturbhiḥ — with four; saha — together; vānaraiḥ — monkeys
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.