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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.9

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

3.71.9

iti bruvāṇaṃ taṃ rāmaṃ saumitrir idam abravīt
gacchāvas tvaritaṃ tatra mamāpi tvarate manaḥ

To that Rāma speaking thus, Saumitri said this: 'Let us two go there quickly; my mind too is in haste.'

Words: iti — thus; bruvāṇaṃ — speaking; taṃ — that; rāmaṃ — Rāma; saumitrir — Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa); idam — this; abravīt — said; gacchāvas — let us two go; tvaritaṃ — quickly; tatra — there; mamāpi — mine too; tvarate — hastens, is in haste; manaḥ — mind

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.