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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.50.14

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: Lakṣmaṇa gathers timber and constructs a shelter roofed with leaves → at Rāma's request, he also hunts a black antelope for vāstu-related rites for entering their new dwelling

2.50.14

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā saumitrir vividhān drumān
ājahāra tataś cakre parṇa śālām ariṃ dama

Hearing that word of his, Saumitri fetched various trees and then built a leaf-hut, O tamer of foes.

Words: tasya — his; tadvacanaṃ — that word; śrutvā — having heard; saumitrir — Saumitri; vividhān — various; drumān — trees; ājahāra — fetched, brought; tataś — then; cakre — made; parṇa śālām — a leaf-hut; ariṃ dama — O tamer of foes

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.