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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.50.13

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

2.50.13

lakṣmaṇānaya dārūṇi dṛḍhāni ca varāṇi ca
kuruṣvāvasathaṃ saumya vāse me 'bhirataṃ manaḥ

'Lakṣmaṇa, bring stout and choice pieces of wood and build a dwelling, gentle one; my mind is set on living here.'

Words: lakṣmaṇānaya — Lakṣmaṇa, bring; dārūṇi — pieces of wood, timber; dṛḍhāni — firm, stout; ca — and; varāṇi — choice, excellent; ca — and; kuruṣvāvasathaṃ — build a dwelling; saumya — O gentle one; vāse — on dwelling (here); me — my; 'bhirataṃ — delighting, set upon; manaḥ — mind

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.