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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.20

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: Lakṣmaṇa quickly constructs a spacious leaf-roofed hut with packed-clay walls, strong posts, and bamboo rafters

3.14.20

evam uktas tu rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā
acireṇāśramaṃ bhrātuś cakāra sumahābalaḥ

Addressed thus by Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, slayer of enemy heroes and of great strength, in a short while built a hermitage for his brother.

Words: evam — thus; uktas — addressed; tu — but, and; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; lakṣmaṇaḥ — Lakṣmaṇa; paravīrahā — slayer of enemy heroes; acireṇāśramaṃ — in a short while a hermitage; bhrātuś — for his brother; cakāra — made, built; sumahābalaḥ — of great strength

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.