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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.10

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: he points out the flowering slopes, disturbed wildlife, and dust raised by the marching company

2.87.10

muñcanti kusumāny ete nagāḥ parvatasānuṣu
nīlā ivātapāpāye toyaṃ toyadharā ghanāḥ

These trees on the mountain slopes shed their blossoms, as dark, thick rain-clouds release their water at the fading of the heat.

Words: muñcanti — release, shed; kusumāny — blossoms; ete — these; nagāḥ — trees; parvatasānuṣu — on the mountain slopes; nīlā — dark ones; ivātapāpāye — as at the fading of the heat; toyaṃ — water; toyadharā — water-bearing clouds; ghanāḥ — thick clouds

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.