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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.6

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 recognizes the mountain and river described by Bharadvāja

2.87.6

sa yātvā dūram adhvānaṃ supariśrānta vāhanaḥ
uvāca bharataḥ śrīmān vasiṣṭhaṃ mantriṇāṃ varam

Having travelled a long stretch of road, his mounts greatly wearied, the illustrious Bharata said to Vasiṣṭha, the best of counsellors:

Words: sa — he; yātvā — having gone, travelled; dūram adhvānaṃ — a long road, distance; supariśrānta vāhanaḥ — whose mounts were greatly wearied; uvāca — said; bharataḥ — Bharata; śrīmān — the illustrious; vasiṣṭhaṃ — to Vasiṣṭha; mantriṇāṃ — of counsellors; varam — the best

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.