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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.73

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

2.85.73

nīlavaidūryavarṇāṃś ca mṛdūn yavasasaṃcayān
nirvāpārthaṃ paśūnāṃ te dadṛśus tatra sarvaśaḥ

and soft heaps of grass the colour of blue lapis, for the feeding of the animals — all this they saw there on every side.

Words: nīlavaidūryavarṇāṃś ca — and the colour of blue lapis; mṛdūn — soft; yavasasaṃcayān — heaps of grass; nirvāpārthaṃ — for the sake of feeding; paśūnāṃ — of the animals; te — they; dadṛśus — saw; tatra — there; sarvaśaḥ — on every side

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.