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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.10.5
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 10: Ten years among the hermitages. Māṇḍakarṇi’s lake music is explained, years of visits lead toward Agastya, Rāma recounts his digestion of Vātāpi
In the sequence: toward sunset they reach a large lake and hear singing and instruments, although no performers are visible
3.10.5
te gatvā dūram adhvānaṃ lambamāne divākare
dadṛśuḥ sahitā ramyaṃ taṭākaṃ yojanāyatam
Having gone a long way along the road, when the sun was sinking low, the three together beheld a lovely lake a yojana in extent.
Words: te — they; gatvā — having gone; dūram — far; adhvānaṃ — the road, way; lambamāne — when it was sinking; divākare — the sun (day-maker); dadṛśuḥ — they saw; sahitā — together; ramyaṃ — lovely; taṭākaṃ — a lake, pond; yojanāyatam — a yojana in extent
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.