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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.62

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 find further prepared meats, rice, curds, sweets, pools of drink, bathing supplies, mirrors, combs, clothing, footwear, armor, beds, and fodder

2.85.62

ājaiś cāpi ca vārāhair niṣṭhānavarasaṃcayaiḥ
phalaniryūhasaṃsiddhaiḥ sūpair gandharasānvitaiḥ

And with heaps of the finest cooked dishes of goat and boar, with soups prepared from fruit-broths and full of fragrance and flavour,

Words: ājaiś cāpi — and with goat (dishes); ca vārāhair — and with boar (dishes); niṣṭhānavarasaṃcayaiḥ — with heaps of the finest cooked food; phalaniryūhasaṃsiddhaiḥ — prepared from fruit-broths; sūpair — with soups; gandharasānvitaiḥ — full of fragrance and flavour

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.