Kishkindha Kanda 50.27
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Kishkindha Kanda 50 · Verse 27
Sanskrit Original
।। आपीडैश्च लताभिश्च हेमाभरणभूषितान्। तरुणादित्यसङ्काशान्वैढूर्यकृतवेदिकान्।।
৷৷ āpīḍaiśca latābhiśca hēmābharaṇabhūṣitān. taruṇādityasaṅkāśānvaiḍhūryakṛtavēdikān৷৷
Having reached inside the cave the monkeys saw a forest shining like blazing fire, dispelling the surrounding darkness. There they noticed sala, tala, tamala, punnaga, vanjjula, dhava, champaka, and naga trees. They also saw blossoming plants of Karnikara, bunches of beautiful golden flowers and tender redcoloured leaves.They saw wonderful trees with creepers on top entwining them, and ornamented with gold (like golden fruits), radiant like the dazzling rising Sun. There were altars encrusted with precious sapphire and vaidurya. The golden trees were shining bright. There were lotus creepers looking like sapphire and vaidurya.The ponds were filled with golden lotuses and were surrounded by birds.