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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.11
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 88: Rāma shows Sītā Citrakūṭa. Mineral-coloured peaks, fruit trees and waterfalls relieve his grief, forest life fulfils his father’s command while Bharata rules
In the sequence: he points out its brightly colored mineral peaks, birds, animals, flowering and fruit-bearing trees, waterfalls, and fragrant breezes
2.88.11
śailaprastheṣu ramyeṣu paśyemān kāmaharṣaṇān
kinnarān dvaṃdvaśo bhadre ramamāṇān manasvinaḥ
On the lovely mountain tablelands, my dear, behold these high-spirited kinnaras, exciting to love, sporting in pairs.
Words: śailaprastheṣu — on the mountain tablelands; ramyeṣu — lovely; paśyemān — behold these; kāmaharṣaṇān — exciting to love, arousing desire; kinnarān — the kinnaras; dvaṃdvaśo — in pairs, couple by couple; bhadre — my dear; ramamāṇān — sporting, taking delight; manasvinaḥ — high-spirited, spirited
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.