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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.88.8
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
2.88.8
āmrajambvasanair lodhraiḥ priyālaiḥ panasair dhavaiḥ
aṅkolair bhavyatiniśair bilvatindukaveṇubhiḥ
With mango, rose-apple, and asana trees, with lodhra, priyāla, jackfruit, and dhava, with aṅkola, bhavya, and tiniśa, with bilva, tinduka, and bamboo,
Words: āmrajambvasanair — with mango, rose-apple and asana; lodhraiḥ — with lodhra trees; priyālaiḥ — with priyāla trees; panasair — with jackfruit trees; dhavaiḥ — with dhava trees; aṅkolair — with aṅkola trees; bhavyatiniśair — with bhavya and tiniśa trees; bilvatindukaveṇubhiḥ — with bilva, tinduka and bamboo
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.