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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.69.9
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
3.69.9
rohitān vakratuṇḍāṃś ca nalamīnāṃś ca rāghava
pampāyām iṣubhir matsyāṃs tatra rāma varān hatān
Rohita fish and crook-mouthed fish and nala-fish, O Rāghava — the fine fish there in Pampā struck down with arrows, O Rāma —
Words: rohitān — rohita fish; vakratuṇḍāṃś — crook-mouthed fish; ca — and; nalamīnāṃś — nala-fish; ca — and; rāghava — Rāghava; pampāyām — in Pampā; iṣubhir — with arrows; matsyāṃs — fish; tatra — there; rāma — Rāma; varān — fine, excellent; hatān — struck down, killed
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.