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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 6: Worship before the abhiṣeka. Rāma worships Nārāyaṇa with Sītā, offers havis and eats its remainder, they sleep on kuśa as Ayodhyā celebrates

In the sequence: flags rise over temples, markets, houses, public halls, and trees; performers entertain the crowds, flowers and incense cover the royal road, and lamps are prepared

2.6.12

nānāpaṇyasamṛddheṣu vaṇijām āpaṇeṣu ca
kuṭumbināṃ samṛddheṣu śrīmatsu bhavaneṣu ca

and in the markets of merchants, rich with various wares, and in the prosperous, splendid houses of householders,

Words: nānāpaṇyasamṛddheṣu — rich with various wares; vaṇijām — of merchants; āpaṇeṣu — in the markets, shops; ca — and; kuṭumbināṃ — of householders; samṛddheṣu — in the prosperous; śrīmatsu — splendid; bhavaneṣu — in the houses; ca — and

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.