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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.31

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: Bharata orders the army to prepare, and the expedition heads south, with the Queens eager to see Rāma.

2.86.31

gajakanyāgajāś caiva hemakakṣyāḥ patākinaḥ
jīmūtā iva gharmānte saghoṣāḥ saṃpratasthire

And the she-elephants and bull-elephants, with golden girths and banners, set forth resounding like thunderclouds at the end of the hot season.

Words: gajakanyāgajāś caiva — the she-elephants and bull-elephants; hemakakṣyāḥ — with golden girths; patākinaḥ — with banners; jīmūtā iva — like thunderclouds; gharmānte — at the end of the hot season; saghoṣāḥ — resounding; saṃpratasthire — set forth

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.