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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.23

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

2.85.23

pravavuś cottamā vātā nanṛtuś cāpsarogaṇāḥ
prajagur devagandharvā vīṇā pramumucuḥ svarān

Excellent breezes blew, the throngs of apsarases danced, the divine gandharvas sang, and lutes gave forth their notes.

Words: pravavuś — blew; cottamā — and excellent; vātā — winds; nanṛtuś — danced; cāpsarogaṇāḥ — and the throngs of apsarases; prajagur — sang; devagandharvā — the divine gandharvas; vīṇā — lutes; pramumucuḥ — gave forth, released; svarān — notes

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.