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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.27

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

2.85.27

tasmin bilvāḥ kapitthāś ca panasā bījapūrakāḥ
āmalakyo babhūvuś ca cūtāś ca phalabhūṣaṇāḥ

On it grew bilva, kapittha, panasa and citron trees, myrobalans, and mango trees adorned with fruit.

Words: tasmin — on it; bilvāḥ — bilva (wood-apple) trees; kapitthāś ca — and kapittha (elephant-apple) trees; panasā — jackfruit trees; bījapūrakāḥ — citron trees; āmalakyo — myrobalan (āmalakī) trees; babhūvuś ca — and grew; cūtāś ca — and mango trees; phalabhūṣaṇāḥ — adorned with fruit

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.