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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.13.7
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 13: The abhiṣeka awaits Daśaratha. Priests and dignitaries gather with the sacred waters, the King fails to appear and Sumantra is sent for Rāma
In the sequence: sacred waters, including water from the Gaṅgā–Yamunā confluence, are gathered with the offerings; the throne, tiger skin, white parasol, fan, ceremonial animals, maidens, and musicians are ready
2.13.7
kṣaudraṃ dadhighṛtaṃ lājā dharbhāḥ sumanasaḥ payaḥ
salājāḥ kṣīribhiś channā ghaṭāḥ kāñcanarājatāḥ
padmotpalayutā bhānti pūrṇāḥ paramavāriṇā
Honey, curds and ghee, parched grain, darbha grass, flowers, milk; and gold and silver jars, holding parched grain and covered over with branches of milk-trees, furnished with lotuses and water-lilies and brimming with the finest water, gleamed.
Words: kṣaudraṃ — honey; dadhighṛtaṃ — curds and ghee; lājā — parched grain; dharbhāḥ — darbha grass; sumanasaḥ — flowers; payaḥ — milk; salājāḥ — holding parched grain; kṣīribhiś — with branches of milk-trees (milky-sapped); channā — covered over; ghaṭāḥ — jars, pots; kāñcanarājatāḥ — of gold and silver; padmotpalayutā — furnished with lotuses and water-lilies; bhānti — they shine, gleam; pūrṇāḥ — filled, brimming; paramavāriṇā — with the finest water
Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.