Ramayana
आरोप्य प्रथमं सीतां सङ्घाटं परिगृह्य तौ । तत प्रतेरतुर्यत्तौ वीरौ दशरथात्मजौ ॥ २-५५-१८
Those valiant sons of Dasaratha held the float (firmly) to help Sita step on to it first. Then they crossed the river carefully. ॥ 2-55-18॥
english translation
Aropya prathamaM sItAM saGghATaM parigRhya tau । tata prateraturyattau vIrau dazarathAtmajau ॥ 2-55-18
hk transliteration by Sanscript