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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.12.19

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: Pañcavaṭī, near the Godāvarī, will give Sītā pleasure and allow Rāma to protect the region and its tapasvins

3.12.19

prājyamūlaphalaiś caiva nānādvija gaṇair yutaḥ
viviktaś ca mahābāho puṇyo ramyas tathaiva ca

It is furnished with abundant roots and fruit and with flocks of various birds, and it is secluded, holy and delightful too, O mighty-armed one.

Words: prājyamūlaphalaiś — with abundant roots and fruit; caiva — and also; nānādvija gaṇair — with flocks of various birds; yutaḥ — furnished, provided with; viviktaś — secluded, solitary; ca — and; mahābāho — O mighty-armed one; puṇyo — holy; ramyas — delightful; tathaiva — likewise; ca — and

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.