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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.26

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

2.85.26

babhūva hi samā bhūmiḥ samantāt pañcayojanam
śādvalair bahubhiś channā nīlavaidūryasaṃnibhaiḥ

For the ground became level for five yojanas all around, covered with many grassy lawns resembling blue lapis lazuli.

Words: babhūva — became; hi — for; samā — level; bhūmiḥ — the ground; samantāt — all around; pañcayojanam — five yojanas; śādvalair — with grassy lawns; bahubhiś — many; channā — covered; nīlavaidūryasaṃnibhaiḥ — resembling blue lapis lazuli

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.