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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.21

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: despite the beauty, longing for Sītā brings renewed lamentation

3.71.21

tilakair bījapūraiś ca vaṭaiḥ śukladrumais tathā
puṣpitaiḥ karavīraiś ca puṃnāgaiś ca supuṣpitaiḥ

With tilakas and citron trees, and banyans and white-barked trees, and blossoming oleanders, and puṃnāgas in full flower —

Words: tilakair — with tilaka trees; bījapūraiś — with citron trees; ca — and; vaṭaiḥ — with banyans; śukladrumais — with white(-barked) trees; tathā — likewise; puṣpitaiḥ — blossoming; karavīraiś — with oleanders; ca — and; puṃnāgaiś — with puṃnāga trees; ca — and; supuṣpitaiḥ — in full flower

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.