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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.20

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: believing they have reached the tapasvins' region, he sends men to look for Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

2.87.20

sādhu sainyāḥ pratiṣṭhantāṃ vicinvantu ca kānanam
yathā tau puruṣavyāghrau dṛśyete rāmalakṣmaṇau

Good — let the troops advance and search the forest, so that those two tigers among men, Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, may be found.

Words: sādhu — well, good; sainyāḥ — the soldiers, troops; pratiṣṭhantāṃ — let them set forth, advance; vicinvantu — let them search out; ca — and; kānanam — the forest; yathā — so that; tau — those two; puruṣavyāghrau — the two tigers among men; dṛśyete — may be seen (dual); rāmalakṣmaṇau — Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa

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.