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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.50.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 50: The Citrakūṭa hut and its rites. Lakṣmaṇa builds and roasts a black antelope, Rāma bathes and makes a protective offering before they enter

In the sequence: he notices large honeycombs, birds calling to one another, and the mountain's animal life

2.50.10

mātaṃgayūthānusṛtaṃ pakṣisaṃghānunāditam
citrakūṭam imaṃ paśya pravṛddhaśikharaṃ girim

'Behold this mountain Citrakūṭa, its peaks towering high, roamed by herds of elephants and resounding with flocks of birds.'

Words: mātaṃgayūthānusṛtaṃ — roamed by herds of elephants; pakṣisaṃghānunāditam — resounding with flocks of birds; citrakūṭam — Citrakūṭa; imaṃ — this; paśya — behold; pravṛddhaśikharaṃ — with towering peaks; girim — mountain

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.