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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.74.14

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: suitable stopping places are prepared in well-supplied areas

2.74.14

ājñāpyātha yathājñapti yuktās te 'dhikṛtā narāḥ
ramaṇīyeṣu deśeṣu bahusvāduphaleṣu ca

Then, being commanded, the appointed men, diligent, according to the order, in lovely regions abounding in sweet fruits,

Words: ājñāpyātha — having been commanded, then; yathājñapti — according to the order; yuktās — diligent, engaged; te — those; 'dhikṛtā — appointed; narāḥ — men; ramaṇīyeṣu — in lovely; deśeṣu — regions; bahusvāduphaleṣu ca — and abounding in sweet fruits

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.