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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.50.16

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

2.50.16

sa lakṣmaṇaḥ kṛṣṇamṛgaṃ hatvā medhyaṃ patāpavān
atha cikṣepa saumitriḥ samiddhe jātavedasi

That mighty Lakṣmaṇa, having killed a pure black antelope, then—Saumitri—cast it onto the blazing fire.

Words: sa — he; lakṣmaṇaḥ — Lakṣmaṇa; kṛṣṇamṛgaṃ — a black antelope; hatvā — having killed; medhyaṃ — pure, fit for sacrifice; patāpavān — the mighty one (=pratāpavān); atha — then; cikṣepa — cast, threw; saumitriḥ — Saumitri; samiddhe — kindled, blazing; jātavedasi — on the fire (Jātavedas, Agni)

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.