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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.15

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

2.87.15

khurair udīrito reṇur divaṃ pracchādya tiṣṭhati
taṃ vahaty anilaḥ śīghraṃ kurvann iva mama priyam

The dust stirred up by the hooves stands covering the sky; the wind swiftly bears it away, as though doing me a kindness.

Words: khurair — by the hooves; udīrito — stirred up, raised; reṇur — the dust; divaṃ — the sky; pracchādya — having covered; tiṣṭhati — stands, remains; taṃ — it; vahaty — carries, bears; anilaḥ — the wind; śīghraṃ — swiftly; kurvann — doing, making; iva — as if; mama — for me, my; priyam — a kindness, pleasure

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.