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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.61

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

2.85.61

nāśuklavāsās tatrāsīt kṣudhito malino 'pi vā
rajasā dhvastakeśo vā naraḥ kaś cid adṛśyata

There was no man to be seen there without white clothes, or hungry, or dirty, or with hair soiled by dust.

Words: nāśuklavāsās — not without white clothes; tatrāsīt — was there; kṣudhito — hungry; malino — dirty; 'pi vā — or; rajasā — with dust; dhvastakeśo — with hair soiled; vā — or; naraḥ — man; kaś cid — any; adṛśyata — was seen

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.