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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.17

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

2.87.17

etān vitrāsitān paśya barhiṇaḥ priyadarśanān
etam āviśataḥ śailam adhivāsaṃ patatriṇām

Behold these frightened peacocks, lovely to look upon, entering this mountain, the dwelling-place of birds.

Words: etān — these; vitrāsitān — frightened, terrified; paśya — behold; barhiṇaḥ — the peacocks; priyadarśanān — lovely to look upon; etam — this; āviśataḥ — entering; śailam — the mountain; adhivāsaṃ — the dwelling-place, abode; patatriṇām — of the birds

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.