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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.63

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

2.85.63

puṣpadhvajavatīḥ pūrṇāḥ śuklasyānnasya cābhitaḥ
dadṛśur vismitās tatra narā lauhīḥ sahasraśaḥ

the amazed men saw there, by the thousands, iron vessels adorned with flower-banners and filled all around with white rice.

Words: puṣpadhvajavatīḥ — adorned with flower-banners; pūrṇāḥ — filled; śuklasyānnasya — of white rice; cābhitaḥ — and all around; dadṛśur — saw; vismitās — amazed; tatra — there; narā — men; lauhīḥ — iron vessels; sahasraśaḥ — by the thousands

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.