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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.69

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

2.85.69

śuklān aṃśumataś cāpi dantadhāvanasaṃcayān
śuklāṃś candanakalkāṃś ca samudgeṣv avatiṣṭhataḥ

and white, fibrous heaps of tooth-cleaning twigs, and white sandal-pastes standing ready in caskets;

Words: śuklān — white; aṃśumataś cāpi — and fibrous ones; dantadhāvanasaṃcayān — heaps of tooth-sticks; śuklāṃś — white; candanakalkāṃś ca — and sandal-pastes; samudgeṣv — in caskets; avatiṣṭhataḥ — standing

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.