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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.74.16

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

2.74.16

nakṣatreṣu praśasteṣu muhūrteṣu ca tadvidaḥ
niveśaṃ sthāpayām āsur bharatasya mahātmanaḥ

Under auspicious constellations and at favourable moments, those who knew such matters set up the encampment of the great-souled Bharata.

Words: nakṣatreṣu — under the constellations; praśasteṣu — auspicious, commended; muhūrteṣu ca — and at (favourable) moments; tadvidaḥ — those who know such things; niveśaṃ — the encampment; sthāpayām āsur — set up, established; bharatasya — of Bharata; mahātmanaḥ — the great-souled

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.