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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.4

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: The large expedition moves through the forest, frightening the animals

2.87.4

sāgaraughanibhā senā bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
mahīṃ saṃchādayām āsa prāvṛṣi dyām ivāmbudaḥ

The army of great-souled Bharata, resembling the flood of the ocean, covered the earth, as a rain-cloud covers the sky in the rainy season.

Words: sāgaraughanibhā — resembling the ocean's flood; senā — the army; bharatasya — of Bharata; mahātmanaḥ — the great-souled; mahīṃ — the earth; saṃchādayām āsa — covered over; prāvṛṣi — in the rainy season; dyām — the sky; ivāmbudaḥ — like a rain-cloud

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.