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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.4

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

3.14.4

ramate yatra vaidehī tvam ahaṃ caiva lakṣmaṇa
tādṛśo dṛśyatāṃ deśaḥ saṃnikṛṣṭajalāśayaḥ

Let such a place be found, Lakṣmaṇa, where Vaidehī may delight, and you and I as well — one close to a body of water.

Words: ramate — delights, takes pleasure; yatra — where; vaidehī — Vaidehī (Sītā); tvam — you; ahaṃ — I; caiva — and also; lakṣmaṇa — O Lakṣmaṇa; tādṛśo — such a; dṛśyatāṃ — let (it) be found, seen; deśaḥ — place; saṃnikṛṣṭajalāśayaḥ — close to a body of water

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.