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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.5

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: Rāma asks Lakṣmaṇa to find out whether a ruler is hunting nearby or some other danger has disturbed the forest

2.90.5

hanta lakṣmaṇa paśyeha sumitrā suprajās tvayā
bhīmastanitagambhīras tumulaḥ śrūyate svanaḥ

“Ah, Lakṣmaṇa, look here — in you Sumitrā has a noble son! A tumultuous sound is heard, deep as terrible thunder.

Words: hanta — ah!, come now; lakṣmaṇa — O Lakṣmaṇa; paśyeha — look here; sumitrā — Sumitrā (your mother); suprajās — having a noble son; tvayā — through you, by you; bhīmastanitagambhīras — deep as terrible thunder; tumulaḥ — tumultuous, loud; śrūyate — is heard; svanaḥ — the sound

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.