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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.15

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 14: Lakṣmaṇa builds the Pañcavaṭī hut. He bathes in the Godāvarī and performs puṣpabali and śānti, Rāma embraces him and recalls Daśaratha’s care

In the sequence: he points out the lotus pond, nearby Godāvarī, deer, waterbirds, caves, mineral-colored hills, and varied trees

3.14.15

sauvarṇe rājatais tāmrair deśe deśe ca dhātubhiḥ
gavākṣitā ivābhānti gajāḥ paramabhaktibhiḥ

With their golden, silver, and copper minerals here and there, they shine as if latticed with windows, like elephants marked with the finest ornamental streaks.

Words: sauvarṇe — golden; rājatais — silver; tāmrair — copper; deśe deśe — place by place, here and there; ca — and; dhātubhiḥ — with minerals, ores; gavākṣitā — latticed with windows; ivābhānti — as if they shine; gajāḥ — elephants; paramabhaktibhiḥ — with the finest ornamental streaks

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.