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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.74.9

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

2.74.9

apare 'pūrayan kūpān pāṃsubhiḥ śvabhram āyatam
nimnabhāgāṃs tathā ke cit samāṃś cakruḥ samantataḥ

Others filled up the wells and a long chasm with earth; and some made the low-lying parts level all around.

Words: apare — others; 'pūrayan — filled up; kūpān — wells; pāṃsubhiḥ — with earth, dust; śvabhram — a chasm, pit; āyatam — long, deep; nimnabhāgāṃs — the low-lying parts; tathā — likewise; ke cit — some; samāṃś — level; cakruḥ — made; samantataḥ — all around

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.