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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.18

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

3.14.18

candanaiḥ syandanair nīpaiḥ panasair lakucair api
dhavāśvakarṇakhadiraiḥ śamīkiṃśukapāṭalaiḥ

with sandalwood, syandana, nīpa, jackfruit, and lakuca trees too, with dhava, aśvakarṇa, and khadira, with śamī, kiṃśuka, and pāṭala.

Words: candanaiḥ — with sandalwood trees; syandanair — with syandana trees; nīpaiḥ — with nīpa (kadamba) trees; panasair — with jackfruit trees; lakucair — with lakuca trees; api — also; dhavāśvakarṇakhadiraiḥ — with dhava, aśvakarṇa, and khadira; śamīkiṃśukapāṭalaiḥ — with śamī, kiṃśuka, and pāṭala

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.