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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.17
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 71: Rāma enters Pampā’s waters. The sacred rites renew his hope, the lake revives his longing for Sītā and he resolves to seek Sugrīva
In the sequence: he sees clear water, smooth sand, fish and turtles, flowering banks, creepers, lotuses of many colors, and mango groves alive with birds
3.71.17
sakhībhir iva yuktābhir latābhir anuveṣṭitām
kiṃnaroragagandharvayakṣarākṣasasevitām
nānādrumalatākīrṇāṃ śītavārinidhiṃ śubhām
entwined with creepers as though joined by her companions, frequented by kinnaras, serpents, gandharvas, yakṣas and rākṣasas, strewn with trees and vines of many kinds, an auspicious store of cool water;
Words: sakhībhir — by female companions; iva — as if, like; yuktābhir — joined, accompanied; latābhir — by creepers; anuveṣṭitām — entwined, encircled; kiṃnaroragagandharvayakṣarākṣasasevitām — frequented by kinnaras, serpents, gandharvas, yakṣas and rākṣasas; nānādrumalatākīrṇāṃ — strewn with various trees and vines; śītavārinidhiṃ — a store of cool water; śubhām — auspicious, lovely
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.