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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.25

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: when the music ceases, the army sees Viśvakarman's handiwork: the ground has become level for five yojanas around, with grassy lawns and fruit trees

2.85.25

tasminn uparate śabde divye śrotrasukhe nṛṇām
dadarśa bhārataṃ sainyaṃ vidhānaṃ viśvakarmaṇaḥ

When that divine sound, pleasing to the ears of men, had ceased, Bharata's army beheld the handiwork of Viśvakarman.

Words: tasminn — when that; uparate — had ceased; śabde — sound (loc. abs.); divye — divine; śrotrasukhe — pleasing to the ears; nṛṇām — of men; dadarśa — beheld; bhārataṃ — of Bharata; sainyaṃ — army; vidhānaṃ — the arrangement, handiwork; viśvakarmaṇaḥ — of Viśvakarman

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.