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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.14.5
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
3.14.5
vanarāmaṇyakaṃ yatra jalarāmaṇyakaṃ tathā
saṃnikṛṣṭaṃ ca yatra syāt samitpuṣpakuśodakam
one where there is the loveliness of forest and the loveliness of water too, and where firewood, flowers, kuśa grass, and water are close at hand.
Words: vanarāmaṇyakaṃ — the loveliness of the forest; yatra — where; jalarāmaṇyakaṃ — the loveliness of water; tathā — too, likewise; saṃnikṛṣṭaṃ — close at hand, near; ca — and; yatra — where; syāt — may be; samitpuṣpakuśodakam — firewood, flowers, kuśa grass and 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.