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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.26

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.

2.87.26

evam uktās tataḥ sarve tatra tasthuḥ samantataḥ
bharato yatra dhūmāgraṃ tatra dṛṣṭiṃ samādadhat

Thus addressed, all then halted there on every side; and Bharata fixed his gaze there, where the column of smoke was.

Words: evam uktās — thus addressed; tataḥ — then; sarve — all; tatra — there; tasthuḥ — stood, halted; samantataḥ — on all sides; bharato — Bharata; yatra — where; dhūmāgraṃ — the column of smoke; tatra — there; dṛṣṭiṃ — his gaze; samādadhat — fixed, directed

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.