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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.74.13

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 74: Construction of Bharata’s route. Workers clear and level the ground, plant trees, dig wells and build supplied, defended camps along the road to the Gaṅgā

In the sequence: they provide waterworks and wells, then decorate and water the road

2.74.13

candanodakasaṃsikto nānākusumabhūṣitaḥ
bahv aśobhata senāyāḥ panthāḥ svargapathopamaḥ

sprinkled with sandal-scented water and decorated with all sorts of flowers, the army's road shone greatly, like a path to heaven.

Words: candanodakasaṃsikto — sprinkled with sandal-scented water; nānākusumabhūṣitaḥ — adorned with various flowers; bahv — greatly; aśobhata — shone; senāyāḥ — of the army; panthāḥ — the road; svargapathopamaḥ — resembling a path to heaven

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.