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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.7

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

2.88.7

nānāmṛgagaṇadvīpitarakṣvṛkṣagaṇair vṛtaḥ
aduṣṭair bhāty ayaṃ śailo bahupakṣisamākulaḥ

Encircled by troops of various deer, leopards, hyenas, and bears — all harmless — this mountain gleams, thronged with many birds.

Words: nānāmṛgagaṇadvīpitarakṣvṛkṣagaṇair — by troops of various deer, leopards, hyenas and bears; vṛtaḥ — surrounded, encircled; aduṣṭair — harmless, gentle; bhāty — shines; ayaṃ — this; śailo — mountain; bahupakṣisamākulaḥ — thronged with many birds

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.