Chapter 56 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 56.2

सौमित्रे शृणु वन्यानां वल्गु व्याहरतां स्वनम्। सम्प्रतिष्ठामहे कालः प्रस्थानस्य परंतप॥

saumitre śṛṇu vanyānāṃ valgu vyāharatāṃ svanam| sampratiṣṭhāmahe kālaḥ prasthānasya paraṃtapa||

English Meaning

O Sumiträ's son, do you hear the dulcet notes of the birds in the woods. Let us proceed. O repressor of foes, the time of our departure is present.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)