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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.12

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: recognizing Bharata's banner, he assumes Bharata has come to kill them after securing the throne

2.90.12

evam ukktas tu rāmeṇa lakṣmāṇo vākyam abravīt
didhakṣann iva tāṃ senāṃ ruṣitaḥ pāvako yathā

Thus addressed by Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa spoke these words, as if to burn up that army, enraged like fire:

Words: evam — thus; ukktas — addressed; tu — but, and; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; lakṣmāṇo — Lakṣmaṇa; vākyam abravīt — spoke words; didhakṣann iva — as if wishing to burn; tāṃ senāṃ — that army; ruṣitaḥ — enraged; pāvako yathā — like fire

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.