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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.24

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: Bharata halts the main force and prepares to approach with a small company, including Sumantra and the priest.

2.87.24

tac chrutvā bharatas teṣāṃ vacanaṃ sādhu saṃmatam
sainyān uvāca sarvāṃs tān amitrabalamardanaḥ

Hearing that well-approved speech of theirs, Bharata, crusher of enemy hosts, said to all those soldiers:

Words: tac chrutvā — having heard that; bharatas — Bharata; teṣāṃ — their; vacanaṃ — speech; sādhu — well, rightly; saṃmatam — approved, agreed to; sainyān — to the soldiers; uvāca — said; sarvāṃs tān — all those; amitrabalamardanaḥ — crusher of enemy forces

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.