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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.64

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

2.85.64

babhūvur vanapārśveṣu kūpāḥ pāyasakardamāḥ
tāś ca kāmadughā gāvo drumāś cāsan madhuścyutaḥ

On the sides of the forest there were wells with milk-rice for mud; and there were wish-yielding cows and trees dripping honey.

Words: babhūvur — became, were; vanapārśveṣu — on the sides of the forest; kūpāḥ — wells; pāyasakardamāḥ — with milk-rice for mud; tāś ca — and those; kāmadughā — wish-yielding; gāvo — cows; drumāś cāsan — and trees were; madhuścyutaḥ — dripping honey

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.