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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 86: Bharadvāja directs Bharata to Citrakūṭa. The Mandākinī and leaf hut identify Rāma’s home, Bharata introduces the Queens and is urged not to blame Kaikeyī

In the sequence: Bharadvāja directs him toward Citrakūṭa, two and a half yojanas away, and identifies the Mandākinī and the nearby leaf hut as landmarks

2.86.10

bharatārdhatṛtīyeṣu yojaneṣv ajane vane
citrakūṭo giris tatra ramyanirdarakānanaḥ

“O Bharata, two and a half yojanas away, in an uninhabited forest, is the mountain Citrakūṭa, with lovely glens and woods.

Words: bharatārdhatṛtīyeṣu — O Bharata, at two and a half; yojaneṣv — yojanas; ajane — uninhabited; vane — in the forest; citrakūṭo — Citrakūṭa; giris — mountain; tatra — there; ramyanirdarakānanaḥ — with lovely glens and woods

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.