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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.70

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

2.85.70

darpaṇān parimṛṣṭāṃś ca vāsasāṃ cāpi saṃcayān
pādukopānahāṃ caiva yugmān yatra sahasraśaḥ

and polished mirrors, and heaps of garments, and thousands of pairs of sandals and shoes there;

Words: darpaṇān — mirrors; parimṛṣṭāṃś ca — and polished; vāsasāṃ — of garments; cāpi — and; saṃcayān — heaps; pādukopānahāṃ — of sandals and shoes; caiva — and; yugmān — pairs; yatra — where, there; sahasraśaḥ — by the thousands

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.