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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.8
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
3.71.8
abhitvare ca taṃ draṣṭuṃ sugrīvaṃ vānararṣabham
tadadhīnaṃ hi me saumya sītāyāḥ parimārgaṇam
And I am in haste to see that Sugrīva, bull among monkeys; for on him depends, gentle one, my search for Sītā.
Words: abhitvare — I hasten, am eager; ca — and; taṃ — him; draṣṭuṃ — to see; sugrīvaṃ — Sugrīva; vānararṣabham — bull among monkeys; tadadhīnaṃ — dependent on him; hi — for, indeed; me — my; saumya — gentle one; sītāyāḥ — of Sītā; parimārgaṇam — search, seeking
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.