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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.12

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

2.88.12

śākhāvasaktān khaḍgāṃś ca pravarāṇy ambarāṇi ca
paśya vidyādharastrīṇāṃ krīḍed deśān manoramān

See the swords and fine garments of the Vidyādhara women hung upon the branches, and the delightful spots where they play.

Words: śākhāvasaktān — hung upon the branches; khaḍgāṃś — the swords; ca — and; pravarāṇy — excellent, fine; ambarāṇi — garments; ca — and; paśya — behold; vidyādharastrīṇāṃ — of the Vidyādhara women; krīḍed — for play, sporting; deśān — places, spots; manoramān — delightful

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.