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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.59
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: servants and soldiers receive fresh clothing, the animals are fed, and no one remains hungry or dirty
2.85.59
preṣyāś ceṭyaś ca vadhvaś ca balasthāś cāpi sarvaśaḥ
babhūvus te bhṛśaṃ tṛptāḥ sarve cāhatavāsasaḥ
Male servants, maidservants, wives, and soldiers too — all of them became exceedingly satisfied and clad in fresh garments.
Words: preṣyāś — male servants; ceṭyaś ca — and maidservants; vadhvaś ca — and wives; balasthāś cāpi — and soldiers too; sarvaśaḥ — all; babhūvus — became; te — they; bhṛśaṃ — exceedingly; tṛptāḥ — satisfied; sarve — all; cāhatavāsasaḥ — and clad in fresh garments
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.