← 2.85.1 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 85: Bharadvāja’s divine feast · 2.85.3 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.2

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 85: Bharadvāja’s divine feast. Invoked devatās provide the army with food, drink and comforts, Bharata honours Rāma’s throne and sits as a minister

In the sequence: Bharata says the pādya, arghya and ātithya already offered is enough, but Bharadvāja wishes to prepare a feast for the entire army

2.85.2

abravīd bharatas tv enaṃ nanv idaṃ bhavatā kṛtam
pādyam arghyaṃ tathātithyaṃ vane yad ūpapadyate

But Bharata said to him: “Surely all this has been done by you — water for the feet, the guest-offering, and such hospitality as is possible in the forest.”

Words: abravīd — said; bharatas — Bharata; tv — but; enaṃ — to him; nanv — surely; idaṃ — this; bhavatā — by you (honorific); kṛtam — done; pādyam — water for the feet; arghyaṃ — the guest-offering; tathātithyaṃ — and hospitality; vane — in the forest; yad — which; ūpapadyate — is fitting, is possible

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.