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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.74.8

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 level rough ground, fill hollows, and make difficult stretches passable

2.74.8

apare vīraṇastambān balino balavattarāḥ
vidhamanti sma durgāṇi sthalāni ca tatas tataḥ

Others, strong and stronger still, tore up clumps of vīraṇa-grass and cleared away rough ground and high spots here and there.

Words: apare — others; vīraṇastambān — clumps of vīraṇa-grass; balino — strong; balavattarāḥ — stronger still; vidhamanti sma — tore up, cleared away; durgāṇi — rough places, difficult ground; sthalāni ca — and high (dry) grounds; tatas tataḥ — here and there

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.