Chapter 11 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 11.1

अग्रतः प्रययौ रामः सीता मध्ये सुशोभना। पृष्ठतस्तु धनुष्पाणिर्लक्ष्मणोऽनुजगाम ह॥

agrataḥ prayayau rāmaḥ sītā madhye suśobhanā| pṛṣṭhatastu dhanuṣpāṇirlakṣmaṇo'nujagāma ha||

English Meaning

Rāma went first; in the middle, Sītā; and bearing a bow in his hand, Laksmana went in their wake.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)