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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.6.14

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

2.6.14

naṭanartakasaṃghānāṃ gāyakānāṃ ca gāyatām
manaḥkarṇasukhā vācaḥ śuśruvuś ca tatas tataḥ

And here and there people heard the voices of troupes of actors and dancers and of singers as they sang, voices pleasing to the mind and the ear.

Words: naṭanartakasaṃghānāṃ — of troupes of actors and dancers; gāyakānāṃ — of singers; ca — and; gāyatām — of those singing; manaḥkarṇasukhā — pleasing to mind and ear; vācaḥ — voices; śuśruvuś — (they) heard; ca — and; tatas — here; tataḥ — and there

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.