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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.74.18

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

2.74.18

prāsādamālāsaṃyuktāḥ saudhaprākārasaṃvṛtāḥ
patākā śobhitāḥ sarve sunirmitamahāpathāḥ

furnished with rows of palaces, enclosed by white-plastered ramparts, all graced with banners and with well-made great roads —

Words: prāsādamālāsaṃyuktāḥ — joined with rows of palaces; saudhaprākārasaṃvṛtāḥ — enclosed by white-plastered ramparts; patākā śobhitāḥ — graced with banners; sarve — all; sunirmitamahāpathāḥ — with well-made great roads

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.