Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 52: Rāma Crosses the Gaṅgā on Guha’s Boat
Text 2.52.7
तं निशम्य गुहादेशं गुहामात्यगणो महान्।
उपोह्य रुचिरां नावं गुहाय प्रत्यवेदयत्॥
taṁ niśamya guhādeśaṁ guhāmātya-gaṇo mahān
upohya rucirāṁ nāvaṁ guhāya pratyavedayat
tam1 niśamya = upon hearing; guha-ādeśam = Guha’s instruction; guha-āmātya-gaṇaḥ = Guha’s ministers; mahān = numerous; upohya = got and; rucirām = a splendid; nāvam = boat; guhāya = to Guha; pratyavedayat = submitted it.
Upon hearing Guha’s instruction, Guha’s numerous ministers got a splendid boat and submitted it to Guha.
1 Technical note: tam guhādeśam.