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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.72

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

2.85.72

pratipānahradān pūrṇān kharoṣṭragajavājinām
avagāhya sutīrthāṃś ca hradān sotpala puṣkarān

full watering-ponds for donkeys, camels, elephants and horses, and having plunged into pools with good fords, covered with lotuses and water-lilies,

Words: pratipānahradān — watering-ponds; pūrṇān — full; kharoṣṭragajavājinām — for donkeys, camels, elephants and horses; avagāhya — having plunged into; sutīrthāṃś ca — and with good fords; hradān — pools; sotpala puṣkarān — covered with lotuses and water-lilies

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.