Chapter 91 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 91

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 91.66

प्रतिपानह्वदान् पूर्णान् खरोष्ट्रगजवाजिनाम्। अवगाह्य सुतीर्थांश्च ह्रदान् सोत्पलपुष्करान्। आकाशवर्णप्रतिमान् स्वच्छतोयान् सुखाप्लवान्॥ नीलवैदूर्यवर्णाश्च मृदून् यवससंचयान्। निर्वापार्थं पशूनां ते ददृशुस्तत्र सर्वशः।७९ ।।

pratipānahvadān pūrṇān kharoṣṭragajavājinām| avagāhya sutīrthāṃśca hradān sotpalapuṣkarān| ākāśavarṇapratimān svacchatoyān sukhāplavān|| nīlavaidūryavarṇāśca mṛdūn yavasasaṃcayān| nirvāpārthaṃ paśūnāṃ te dadṛśustatra sarvaśaḥ|79 ||

English Meaning

And they saw reservoirs for asses, camels, elephants, and horses, with easy descents, filled with water to assist their digestion; and pools furnished with lotuses, of the hue of the firmament, with transparent water, comfortable for ablutions; and tender (plots of) grass all around coloured like blue lapises, to serve as pasture for beasts.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)