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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.13

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

2.87.13

kurvanti kusumāpīḍāñ śiraḥsu surabhīn amī
meghaprakāśaiḥ phalakair dākṣiṇātyā yathā narāḥ

These trees bear fragrant crests of blossoms upon their crowns, as southern men bear their cloud-bright shields.

Words: kurvanti — make, bear; kusumāpīḍāñ — flower-crests, blossom-diadems; śiraḥsu — upon their heads, crowns; surabhīn — fragrant; amī — these; meghaprakāśaiḥ — cloud-bright, cloud-hued; phalakair — with shields, bucklers; dākṣiṇātyā — southern men; yathā — as, like; narāḥ — men

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.