Chapter 24 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 24.5

तत्र शुश्राव वै शब्दं तोयसंरम्भवर्धितम्। मध्यमागम्य तोयस्य तस्य शब्दस्य निश्चयम्॥ ज्ञातुकामो महातेजाः सह रामः कनीयसा।

tatra śuśrāva vai śabdaṃ toyasaṃrambhavardhitam| madhyamāgamya toyasya tasya śabdasya niścayam|| jñātukāmo mahātejāḥ saha rāmaḥ kanīyasā|

English Meaning

It came to pass that while thus engaged, they heard a sound augmented by the dashing of the waves. And having come to the middle of the stream, the highly energetic Rāma with his younger brother, became curious to ascertain the cause of that sound.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)