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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.3

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

2.90.3

sa taṃ sainyasamudbhūtaṃ śabdaṃ śuśrava rāghavaḥ
tāṃś ca vipradrutān sarvān yūthapān anvavaikṣata

Rāghava heard that noise raised by the army, and gazed upon all those herd-leaders fleeing away.

Words: sa — he; taṃ — that; sainyasamudbhūtaṃ — arisen from the army; śabdaṃ — the noise; śuśrava — heard; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava (Rāma); tāṃś — and those; ca — and; vipradrutān — fleeing, scattering; sarvān — all; yūthapān — the herd-leaders; anvavaikṣata — looked upon, observed

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.