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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.25

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.

2.88.25

mṛditāś cāpaviddhāś ca dṛśyante kamalasrajaḥ
kāmibhir vanite paśya phalāni vividhāni ca

Lotus-garlands are seen, crushed and cast aside by the lovers, O woman; and behold, too, the fruits of many kinds.

Words: mṛditāś — crushed; cāpaviddhāś — and flung aside; ca — and; dṛśyante — are seen; kamalasrajaḥ — lotus-garlands; kāmibhir — by the lovers; vanite — O woman; paśya — behold; phalāni — fruits; vividhāni — various, of many kinds; ca — and

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.