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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.71.22

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

3.71.22

mālatīkundagulmaiś ca bhaṇḍīrair niculais tathā
aśokaiḥ saptaparṇaiś ca ketakair atimuktakaiḥ
anyaiś ca vividhair vṛkṣaiḥ pramadevopaśobhitām

with jasmine and kunda thickets, and bhaṇḍīra and nicula trees, aśokas and saptaparṇas, ketakas and atimuktas, and various other trees — (Pampā) adorned like a lovely woman.

Words: mālatīkundagulmaiś — with jasmine and kunda thickets; ca — and; bhaṇḍīrair — with bhaṇḍīra trees; niculais — with nicula trees; tathā — likewise; aśokaiḥ — with aśoka trees; saptaparṇaiś — with saptaparṇa trees; ca — and; ketakair — with ketaka trees; atimuktakaiḥ — with atimukta creepers; anyaiś — with others; ca — and; vividhair — various; vṛkṣaiḥ — with trees; pramadevopaśobhitām — adorned like a lovely woman

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.