Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 90: Lakṣmaṇa suspects Bharata’s army · 2.90.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 90: Lakṣmaṇa suspects Bharata’s army. He recognizes the banner, assumes an attack and urges Rāma to extinguish the fire, hide Sītā and prepare to fight

In the sequence: The approaching army raises dust and noise, sending animals fleeing

2.90.1

tathā tatrāsatas tasya bharatasyopayāyinaḥ
sainya reṇuś ca śabdaś ca prādurāstāṃ nabhaḥ spṛśau

As Bharata thus tarried there and advanced, the dust and the din of the army arose, touching the sky.

Words: tathā — thus, so; tatrāsatas — as he stayed there; tasya — his; bharatasyopayāyinaḥ — of Bharata as he advanced; sainya reṇuś — the dust of the army; ca — and; śabdaś — and the noise; ca — and; prādurāstāṃ — the two arose, appeared; nabhaḥ spṛśau — touching the sky (dual)

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.