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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.21

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: a cooling breeze blows from the Malaya and Dardura mountains; flowers rain down, divine drums sound, apsarases dance, and gandharvas sing to the music of lutes

2.85.21

malayaṃ durduraṃ caiva tataḥ svedanudo 'nilaḥ
upaspṛśya vavau yuktyā supriyātmā sukhaḥ śivaḥ

Then a sweat-dispelling breeze, having touched the Malaya and Dardura mountains, blew fittingly — most agreeable, pleasant, and gentle.

Words: malayaṃ — the Malaya (mountain); durduraṃ caiva — and the Dardura (mountain); tataḥ — then; svedanudo — sweat-dispelling; 'nilaḥ — breeze; upaspṛśya — having touched; vavau — blew; yuktyā — fittingly; supriyātmā — most agreeable; sukhaḥ — pleasant; śivaḥ — gentle, auspicious

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.