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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.29

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: buildings, elephant and horse stables, mansions, archways, and a white palace appear, furnished with beds, seats, food, clothing, and clean vessels

2.85.29

catuḥśālāni śubhrāṇi śālāś ca gajavājinām
harmyaprāsādasaṃghātās toraṇāni śubhāni ca

Bright quadrangular buildings, stables for elephants and horses, clusters of mansions and palaces, and beautiful archways appeared.

Words: catuḥśālāni — quadrangular buildings; śubhrāṇi — bright; śālāś ca — and stables; gajavājinām — for elephants and horses; harmyaprāsādasaṃghātās — clusters of mansions and palaces; toraṇāni — archways; śubhāni ca — and beautiful

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.