आरोप्य सीतां प्रथमं संघाटं परिगृह्य तौ ततः प्रतेरतुर्यत्तौ प्रीतौ दशरथात्मजौ॥
āropya sītāṃ prathamaṃ saṃghāṭaṃ parigṛhya tau tataḥ prateraturyattau prītau daśarathātmajau||
English Meaning
And first having placed Sītā on the raft, those sons of Daśaratha ascended themselves, and with glad heares began carefully to cross (the stream)..
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)