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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.87.7

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

2.87.7

yādṛśaṃ lakṣyate rūpaṃ yathā caiva śrutaṃ mayā
vyaktaṃ prāptāḥ sma taṃ deśaṃ bharadvājo yam abravīt

From the sort of appearance that is seen, and just as I have heard, we have clearly reached that region of which Bharadvāja spoke.

Words: yādṛśaṃ — of what sort; lakṣyate — is seen, observed; rūpaṃ — the appearance; yathā — just as; caiva — and indeed; śrutaṃ — heard; mayā — by me; vyaktaṃ — clearly, evidently; prāptāḥ sma — we have reached; taṃ deśaṃ — that region; bharadvājo — Bharadvāja; yam — which; abravīt — spoke of

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.