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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.21

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: scouts report a column of smoke: someone is living there, whether the brothers or other tapasvins

2.87.21

bharatasya vacaḥ śrutvā puruṣāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ
viviśus tad vanaṃ śūrā dhūmaṃ ca dadṛśus tataḥ

Hearing Bharata's words, the brave men, weapons in hand, entered that forest, and then they saw smoke.

Words: bharatasya — of Bharata; vacaḥ — the words; śrutvā — having heard; puruṣāḥ — the men; śastrapāṇayaḥ — weapons in hand; viviśus — entered; tad vanaṃ — that forest; śūrā — the brave, heroes; dhūmaṃ — smoke; ca — and; dadṛśus — saw; tataḥ — then

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.