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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.71

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

2.85.71

āñjanīḥ kaṅkatān kūrcāṃś chatrāṇi ca dhanūṃṣi ca
marmatrāṇāni citrāṇi śayanāny āsanāni ca

collyrium-boxes, combs, brushes, parasols and bows, wonderful pieces of armour, beds and seats;

Words: āñjanīḥ — collyrium-boxes; kaṅkatān — combs; kūrcāṃś — brushes; chatrāṇi ca — and parasols; dhanūṃṣi ca — and bows; marmatrāṇāni — armour protecting vital parts; citrāṇi — wonderful, varied; śayanāny — beds; āsanāni ca — and seats

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.