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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.29

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: the three live happily at Pañcavaṭī for a time.

3.14.29

kaṃ cit kālaṃ sa dharmātmā sītayā lakṣmaṇena ca
anvāsyamāno nyavasat svargaloke yathāmaraḥ

For some time that righteous one dwelt there, attended by Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa, like an immortal in the world of heaven.

Words: kaṃ cit — some; kālaṃ — time; sa — he; dharmātmā — the righteous-souled one; sītayā — by Sītā; lakṣmaṇena — by Lakṣmaṇa; ca — and; anvāsyamāno — being attended, waited upon; nyavasat — dwelt; svargaloke — in the world of heaven; yathāmaraḥ — like an immortal

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.