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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.10.7
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
3.10.7
prasannasalile ramyatasmin sarasi śuśruve
gītavāditranirghoṣo na tu kaś cana dṛśyate
On that lovely lake of clear water there was heard the sound of song and instruments, yet no one at all could be seen.
Words: prasannasalile — of clear water; ramyatasmin — lovely, on that; sarasi — on the lake; śuśruve — was heard; gītavāditranirghoṣo — the sound of song and instruments; na — not; tu — but; kaś cana — anyone at all; dṛśyate — is seen
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.