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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.59.4

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 59: Discovery of Daśaratha’s death. Attendants arrive with the morning’s songs and offerings, find the King unresponsive and awaken the Queens to mourning

In the sequence: At dawn the palace staff arrive as usual with songs, bathwater, food, and ceremonial articles

2.59.4

maṅgalālambhanīyāni prāśanīyān upaskarān
upaninyus tathāpy anyāḥ kumārī bahulāḥ striyaḥ

And still other women, mostly maidens, brought auspicious things to be touched, foods, and utensils.

Words: maṅgalālambhanīyāni — auspicious things to be touched; prāśanīyān — foods, things to be eaten; upaskarān — utensils, provisions; upaninyus — brought; tathāpy — likewise too; anyāḥ — other; kumārī — maidens; bahulāḥ — numerous, for the most part; striyaḥ — women

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.