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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.68

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

2.85.68

kalkāṃś cūrṇakaṣāyāṃś ca snānāni vividhāni ca
dadṛśur bhājanasthāni tīrtheṣu saritāṃ narāḥ

At the bathing-places of the rivers, men saw, set in vessels, pastes, scented powders and astringents, and various bathing-materials.

Words: kalkāṃś — pastes; cūrṇakaṣāyāṃś ca — and scented powders and astringents; snānāni — bathing-materials; vividhāni ca — and various; dadṛśur — saw; bhājanasthāni — set in vessels; tīrtheṣu — at the bathing-places; saritāṃ — of the rivers; narāḥ — men

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.