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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.2

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: At Pañcavaṭī, Rāma asks Lakṣmaṇa to find a place that all three will enjoy, near water and with firewood, flowers, and kuśa grass readily available

3.14.2

āgatāḥ sma yathoddiṣṭam amuṃ deśaṃ maharṣiṇā
ayaṃ pañcavaṭī deśaḥ saumya puṣpitakānanaḥ

“We have come to this region as directed by the great sage; this is the region of Pañcavaṭī, gentle one, with its forests in bloom.

Words: āgatāḥ — come, arrived; sma — (we) have; yathoddiṣṭam — as directed, as pointed out; amuṃ — this yonder; deśaṃ — region, place; maharṣiṇā — by the great sage; ayaṃ — this; pañcavaṭī — Pañcavaṭī; deśaḥ — region; saumya — gentle one, dear one; puṣpitakānanaḥ — with forests in bloom

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.