Aranya Kanda 73.2
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Aranya Kanda 73 · Verse 2
Sanskrit Original
एष राम शिवः पन्था यत्रैते पुष्पिता द्रुमाः। प्रतीचीं दिशमाश्रित्य प्रकाशन्ते मनोरमाः।।
ēṣa rāma śivaḥ panthā yatraitē puṣpitā drumāḥ. pratīcīṅ diśamāśritya prakāśantē manōramāḥ৷৷
O Rama the delightful path going westward is auspicious for you. It is shining with trees in bloom. There are jambu (rose apple) trees, priyala trees, jackfruit trees, banyan trees, plaksha trees (a tree from which milky latex oozes out), tinduka trees, holy fig trees, karnikaras (of red and white flowers), mango trees and other trees like dryland, thorny trees, tilaka trees, trees that bloom at night, agnimukhya and asoka trees of blue flowers, kadamba trees, karavira trees, red ashoka trees, and paribhadraka trees.