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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.74.17

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: the camps include roads, defenses, and accommodation for the traveling company

2.74.17

bahupāṃsucayāś cāpi parikhāparivāritāḥ
tatrendrakīlapratimāḥ pratolīvaraśobhitāḥ

with high ramparts of heaped earth and surrounded by moats, resembling Indra's peaks there, graced with fine broad streets,

Words: bahupāṃsucayāś cāpi — with many earthen ramparts; parikhāparivāritāḥ — surrounded by moats; tatrendrakīlapratimāḥ — there resembling Indra's peak; pratolīvaraśobhitāḥ — graced with fine broad streets

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.