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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.4

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

2.90.4

tāṃś ca vidravato dṛṣṭvā taṃ ca śrutvā sa niḥsvanam
uvāca rāmaḥ saumitriṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ dīptatejasaṃ

Seeing them fleeing and hearing that din, Rāma said to Saumitri — Lakṣmaṇa of blazing splendor:

Words: tāṃś — and those; ca — and; vidravato — fleeing, running off; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; taṃ ca — and that; śrutvā — having heard; sa — he; niḥsvanam — the din, sound; uvāca — said; rāmaḥ — Rāma; saumitriṃ — to Saumitri (son of Sumitrā); lakṣmaṇaṃ — Lakṣmaṇa; dīptatejasaṃ — of blazing splendor

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.