Canto 1: Bāla-kāṇḍa (Boyhood)Chapter 31: Viśvāmitra, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Depart for MithilāText 1.31.20
Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 31: Viśvāmitra, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Depart for Mithilā
Text 1.31.20
ते गत्वा दूरमध्वानं लम्बमाने दिवाकरे।
वासं चक्रुर्मुनिवराः शोणाकूले समागताः॥
te gatvā dūram adhvānaṁ lambamāne divākare
vāsaṁ cakrur muni-varāḥ śoṇā-kūle samāgatāḥ
te = the; gatvā = having traversed; dūram adhvānam = a long distance; lambamāne divākare = when the sun was setting; vāsam cakruḥ = they camped there; muni-varāḥ = excellent sages; śoṇā-kūle = on the banks of the river Śoṇā; samāgatāḥ = arrived.
Having traversed a long distance, the excellent sages arrived on the banks of the river Śoṇā when the sun was setting. They camped there.
Śoṇa is also referred to as Śoṇā.