Chapter 1 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 1.6

शोकार्तस्यापि मे पम्पा शोभते चित्रकानना। व्यवकीर्णा बहुविधैः पुष्पैः शीतोदका शिवा॥ नलिनैरपि संच्छिन्ना हत्यर्थशुभदर्शना। सर्पव्यालानुचरिता मृगद्विजसमाकुला॥

śokārtasyāpi me pampā śobhate citrakānanā| vyavakīrṇā bahuvidhaiḥ puṣpaiḥ śītodakā śivā|| nalinairapi saṃcchinnā hatyarthaśubhadarśanā| sarpavyālānucaritā mṛgadvijasamākulā||

English Meaning

Verily conduce to my felicity the pleasant lake Pampã of cool water, scattered with various flowers, covered with lotuses, highly graceful, girt with variegated' woods abounding in voracious animals and frequented by deer and birds.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)