Valmiki Ramayana Sundara Kanda Sarga 1 Shloka 52
Original Shlokaविमुक्तास्तस्य वेगेन मुक्त्वा पुष्पाणि ते द्रुमाः। अवशीर्यन्त सलिले निवृत्ताः सुहृदो यथा।।5.1.52।।
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तस्य his, वेगेन speed, विमुक्ताः released, ते द्रुमाः those trees, पुष्पाणि flowers, मुक्त्वा having dropped, निवृत्ताः returning, सुहृदो यथा like friends, सलिले water, अवशीर्यन्त fallen into water.
Shedding their blossoms (under his thrust) the trees dropped into the waters of the sea just like close relatives follow at the time of farewell.