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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.22

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 shows her the varied rocks, luminous plants, and places of beauty and recreation → he looks forward to completing his vow in this setting.

2.88.22

ke cit kṣayanibhā deśāḥ ke cid udyānasaṃnibhāḥ
ke cid ekaśilā bhānti parvatasyāsya bhāmini

Some regions of this mountain look like dwellings, some like pleasure-gardens, and some appear as a single slab of rock, O lovely one.

Words: ke cit — some; kṣayanibhā — resembling dwellings; deśāḥ — regions; ke cid — some; udyānasaṃnibhāḥ — resembling pleasure-gardens; ke cid — some; ekaśilā — of a single rock; bhānti — appear, shine; parvatasyāsya — of this mountain; bhāmini — O lovely one

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.