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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.13

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 12: Agastya’s directions. Rāma asks for a wooded home near water, Agastya recommends food-rich Pañcavaṭī beside the Godāvarī and describes the route

In the sequence: after considering, Agastya recommends Pañcavaṭī, two yojanas away, with roots, fruit, water, and game

3.12.13

ito dviyojane tāta bahumūlaphalodakaḥ
deśo bahumṛgaḥ śrīmān pañcavaṭy abhiviśrutaḥ

“Two yojanas from here, my dear, is a fair region with abundant roots, fruit and water, and much game, well known as Pañcavaṭī.

Words: ito — from here; dviyojane — at (a distance of) two yojanas; tāta — my dear, my child; bahumūlaphalodakaḥ — with abundant roots, fruit and water; deśo — the region; bahumṛgaḥ — with much game/deer; śrīmān — splendid, fair; pañcavaṭy — Pañcavaṭī; abhiviśrutaḥ — widely renowned

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.