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[Rama, Sita and Lakshmana depart for Dandaka forest -- reach the hermitage of sage Bharadwaja -- seek advice for a dwelling -- place -- Bharadwaja suggests Chitrakuta at the confluence of rivers Ganga and Yamuna -- they set out after a night's stay.]

ते तु तस्मिन्महावृक्षे उषित्वा रजनीं शिवाम्।

विमलेऽभ्युदिते सूर्ये तस्माद्देशात्प्रतस्थिरे।।2.54.1।।

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ते they (Rama, Sita and Lakshmana), शिवाम् auspicious, रजनीम् night, तस्मिन् that, महावृक्षे big tree, उषित्वा having remained, विमले when the bright, सूर्ये Sun, अभ्युदिते had risen, तस्मात् देशात् from that region, प्रतस्थिरे set out.

They (Rama, Sita and Lakshmana) spent that auspicious night under that great tree and set out from there after the bright sun rose.