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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.50.11

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: reaching Citrakūṭa, he chooses to stay and asks Lakṣmaṇa to build a hut

2.50.11

tatas tau pādacāreṇa gacchantau saha sītayā
ramyam āsedatuḥ śailaṃ citrakūṭaṃ manoramam

Then the two, going on foot together with Sītā, reached the lovely, delightful mountain Citrakūṭa.

Words: tatas — then; tau — the two; pādacāreṇa — on foot; gacchantau — going; saha sītayā — together with Sītā; ramyam — lovely; āsedatuḥ — the two reached; śailaṃ — mountain; citrakūṭaṃ — Citrakūṭa; manoramam — delightful

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.