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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.11

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

2.87.11

kinnarācaritoddeśaṃ paśya śatrughna parvatam
hayaiḥ samantād ākīrṇaṃ makarair iva sāgaram

Behold, Śatrughna, the mountain whose reaches are frequented by kinnaras, strewn on every side with horses as the ocean is with sea-monsters.

Words: kinnarācaritoddeśaṃ — whose regions are roamed by kinnaras; paśya — behold; śatrughna — O Śatrughna; parvatam — the mountain; hayaiḥ — with horses; samantād — on all sides; ākīrṇaṃ — strewn, crowded; makarair — with makaras, sea-monsters; iva — like, as; sāgaram — the ocean

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.