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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.50.20
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: they enter the sheltered hut and settle into the forest → amid Citrakūṭa and the river Mālyavatī, Rāma finds relief from the sorrow of exile.
2.50.20
tāṃ vṛkṣaparṇac chadanāṃ manojñāṃ yathāpradeśaṃ sukṛtāṃ nivātām
vāsāya sarve viviśuḥ sametāḥ sabhāṃ yathā deva gaṇāḥ sudharmām
That charming hut, thatched with tree-leaves, well-built to plan and sheltered from the wind—all of them together entered it to dwell, as the hosts of gods enter the hall Sudharmā.
Words: tāṃ — that; vṛkṣaparṇac chadanāṃ — thatched with tree-leaves; manojñāṃ — charming, pleasing; yathāpradeśaṃ — according to plan / to the site; sukṛtāṃ — well-made; nivātām — sheltered from wind, windless; vāsāya — for dwelling; sarve — all; viviśuḥ — entered; sametāḥ — assembled, together; sabhāṃ — the hall, assembly; yathā — as; deva gaṇāḥ — the hosts of gods; sudharmām — Sudharmā (the gods' assembly-hall)
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.