Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 55: Rāma Leaves Bharadvāja’s Āśrama and Crosses the YamunāText 2.55.14
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 55: Rāma Leaves Bharadvāja’s Āśrama and Crosses the Yamunā
Text 2.55.14
तौ काष्ठसंघाटमथो चक्रतुः सुमहाप्लवम्।
शुष्कैर्वंशैः समास्तीर्णमुशीरैश्च समावृतम्॥
tau kāṣṭha-saṅghāṭam atho cakratuḥ sumahā-plavam
śuṣkair vaṁśaiḥ samāstīrṇam uśīraiś ca samāvṛtam
tau = Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa; kāṣṭha-saṅghāṭam = using wood; atho = then; cakratuḥ = constructed; sumahā-plavam = a very large raft; śuṣkaiḥ = with dry; vaṁśaiḥ = bamboos; samāstīrṇam = it was covered; uśīraiḥ = with the fragrant vīraṇa grass; ca = and; samāvṛtam = completely filled.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa then constructed a very large raft using wood. It was covered with dry bamboos and completely filled with the fragrant vīraṇa grass.