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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.51

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: the guests are invited to drink and eat their fill; attendants bathe, massage, and serve them, while the animals receive sugarcane and honeycombs

2.85.51

saṃvahantyaḥ samāpetur nāryo ruciralocanāḥ
parimṛjya tathā nyāyaṃ pāyayanti varāṅganāḥ

Bright-eyed women came, massaging them; and having wiped them properly, the lovely women gave them to drink.

Words: saṃvahantyaḥ — massaging, rubbing; samāpetur — came together; nāryo — women; ruciralocanāḥ — bright-eyed; parimṛjya — having wiped, rubbed; tathā — so; nyāyaṃ — properly, according to rule; pāyayanti — gave to drink; varāṅganāḥ — lovely women

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.