Chapter 83 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 83

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 83.19

निवेश्य गङ्गामनु तां महानदी चमूं विधानैः परिबर्हशोभिनीम्। उवास रामस्य तदा महात्मो विचिन्तमानो भरतो निवर्तनम्॥

niveśya gaṅgāmanu tāṃ mahānadī camūṃ vidhānaiḥ paribarhaśobhinīm| uvāsa rāmasya tadā mahātmo vicintamāno bharato nivartanam||

English Meaning

Having on the mighty stream, Gangā, quartered his forces furnished with all appliances for the journey, Bharata remained there, revolving the means of making the high-souled Rāma turn back.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)