Chapter 1 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 1.69

पम्पातीररुहाश्चेमे संसिक्ता मधुगन्धिनः। मालतीमल्लिकापद्मकरवीराश्च पुष्पिताः।७६ ।। केतक्यः सिन्दुवाराश्च वासन्त्यश्च सुपुष्पिताः। माधव्यो गन्धपूर्णाश्च कुन्दगुल्माश्च सर्वशः॥ चिरिबिल्वा मधूकाश्च वञ्जुला बकुलास्तथा। चम्पकास्तिलकाश्चैव नागवृक्षाश्च पुष्पिताः॥ पद्मकाश्चैव शोभन्ते नीलाशोकाश्च पुष्पिताः। लोध्राश्च गिरिपृष्ठेषु सिंहकेसरपिञ्जराः। ७९।।

pampātīraruhāśceme saṃsiktā madhugandhinaḥ| mālatīmallikāpadmakaravīrāśca puṣpitāḥ|76 || ketakyaḥ sinduvārāśca vāsantyaśca supuṣpitāḥ| mādhavyo gandhapūrṇāśca kundagulmāśca sarvaśaḥ|| ciribilvā madhūkāśca vañjulā bakulāstathā| campakāstilakāścaiva nāgavṛkṣāśca puṣpitāḥ|| padmakāścaiva śobhante nīlāśokāśca puṣpitāḥ| lodhrāśca giripṛṣṭheṣu siṃhakesarapiñjarāḥ| 79||

English Meaning

These fragrant Mālatis, Mallikäs, Karavīras and lotuses, growing on the banks of Pampā, and fostered by Pampā's water, and Ketakis, Sinduvāras, Basantis in full blossom, the climber Madhavi full of fragrance, and Jasmin shrubs groves on every side. Ciribilvas, Madhukas, Vañjulas, Bakulas, Campakas, Tilakas, Nāgas, Padmakas, blue Asokas, and yellow Lodhras on the hills like to manes of a lion, are in flowers.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)