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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.69.13
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 69: Kabandha’s directions to Pampā. He describes food and cool water, Śabarī’s hermitage and unfading flowers, then Sugrīva’s refuge on Ṛṣyamūka
In the sequence: he tells the brothers that birds and fish will supply food, and describes Lakṣmaṇa preparing fish and bringing lotus-scented water for Rāma → the lakeside's animals, trees, and cool water will give relief from grief
3.69.13
sthūlān giriguhāśayyān varāhān vanacāriṇaḥ
apāṃ lobhād upāvṛttān vṛṣabhān iva nardataḥ
rūpānvitāṃś ca pampāyāṃ drakṣyasi tvaṃ narottama
Fat boars, bedding in mountain-caves, roaming the forest, come out from craving for water, bellowing like bulls, and full of beauty — these you will see at Pampā, O best of men.
Words: sthūlān — fat; giriguhāśayyān — bedding in mountain-caves; varāhān — boars; vanacāriṇaḥ — forest-roaming; apāṃ — of the waters; lobhād — out of craving; upāvṛttān — come out, drawn near; vṛṣabhān — bulls; iva — like; nardataḥ — bellowing; rūpānvitāṃś — endowed with beauty; ca — and; pampāyāṃ — at Pampā; drakṣyasi — you will see; tvaṃ — you; narottama — O best of men
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.