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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.23

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

2.87.23

atha nātra naravyāghrau rājaputrau paraṃtapau
anye rāmopamāḥ santi vyaktam atra tapasvinaḥ

Or, if the two tigers among men, the princes, scorchers of foes, are not here, then surely there are other ascetics here, resembling Rāma.

Words: atha — or else, now; nātra — not here; naravyāghrau — the two tigers among men; rājaputrau — the two princes; paraṃtapau — the two scorchers of foes; anye — others; rāmopamāḥ — resembling Rāma; santi — there are; vyaktam — clearly; atra — here; tapasvinaḥ — ascetics

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.