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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.50.15

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

2.50.15

śuśrūṣamāṇam ekāgram idaṃ vacanam abravīt
aiṇeyaṃ māṃsam āhṛtya śālāṃ yakṣyāmahe vayam

To (Lakṣmaṇa), attentive and single-minded, he spoke these words: 'Let us fetch antelope-flesh and consecrate the hut.'

Words: śuśrūṣamāṇam — to (him) attentive, eager to serve; ekāgram — single-minded, intent; idaṃ — this; vacanam — word; abravīt — spoke; aiṇeyaṃ — of the antelope; māṃsam — flesh, meat; āhṛtya — having fetched, brought; śālāṃ — the hut; yakṣyāmahe — we shall consecrate with an offering; vayam — we

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.