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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.50.6

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: as the cold season ends, Rāma points out flowering trees and branches heavy with fruit to Sītā

2.50.6

ādīptān iva vaidehi sarvataḥ puṣpitān nagān
svaiḥ puṣpaiḥ kiṃśukān paśya mālinaḥ śiśirātyaye

'O Vaidehī, behold the kiṃśuka trees, blossoming on every side as if ablaze, garlanded with their own flowers now that the cold season is ending.'

Words: ādīptān — blazing, ablaze; iva — as if; vaidehi — O Vaidehī; sarvataḥ — on all sides; puṣpitān — blossoming, in flower; nagān — trees; svaiḥ — with their own; puṣpaiḥ — flowers; kiṃśukān — the kiṃśuka trees; paśya — behold; mālinaḥ — garlanded, wreathed; śiśirātyaye — at the close of the cool season

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.