Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 87: Bharata locates Citrakūṭa · 2.87.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 87: Bharata locates Citrakūṭa. The marching army disturbs the forest, scouts report smoke and Bharata halts the main force to approach the dwelling

In the sequence: The large expedition moves through the forest, frightening the animals

2.87.1

tayā mahatyā yāyinyā dhvajinyā vanavāsinaḥ
arditā yūthapā mattāḥ sayūthāḥ saṃpradudruvuḥ

Tormented by that great marching banner-host, the forest-dwelling herd-leaders, the rutting elephants, fled away together with their herds.

Words: tayā — by that; mahatyā — great; yāyinyā — marching, on the move; dhvajinyā — by the banner-host, army; vanavāsinaḥ — forest-dwelling; arditā — tormented, distressed; yūthapā — the herd-leaders; mattāḥ — rutting, in must; sayūthāḥ — together with their herds; saṃpradudruvuḥ — fled away, ran off

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.