Chapter 52 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 52.70

अनुज्ञाय सुमन्त्रं च सबलं चैव तं गुहम्। आस्थाय नावं रामस्तु चोदयामास नाविकान्॥

anujñāya sumantraṃ ca sabalaṃ caiva taṃ guham| āsthāya nāvaṃ rāmastu codayāmāsa nāvikān||

English Meaning

Then telling Sumantra, Guha, and the forces, Rāma ascending the boat, ordered the boatmen (to proceed).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)