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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.4

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: Bharata says the pādya, arghya and ātithya already offered is enough, but Bharadvāja wishes to prepare a feast for the entire army

2.85.4

senāyās tu tavaitasyāḥ kartum icchāmi bhojanam
mama pritir yathā rūpā tvam arho manujarṣabha

But I wish to prepare a feast for this army of yours; you deserve it, O bull among men, such is my affection.

Words: senāyās — of the army; tu — but; tavaitasyāḥ — of this your; kartum — to make; icchāmi — I wish; bhojanam — a feast, meal; mama — my; pritir — affection; yathā rūpā — such as its form is; tvam — you; arho — deserving; manujarṣabha — O bull among men

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.