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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.6

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

2.90.6

rājā vā rājamātro vā mṛgayām aṭate vane
anyad vā śvāpadaṃ kiṃ cit saumitre jñātum arhasi
sarvam etad yathātattvam acirāj jñātum arhasi

Either a king, or one of royal rank, roams the forest in the hunt — or perhaps it is some other wild beast, Saumitri; you should find out. You should soon learn all this exactly as it is.

Words: rājā vā — either a king; rājamātro vā — or one of royal rank; mṛgayām — the hunt, chase; aṭate — roams, wanders; vane — in the forest; anyad vā — or some other; śvāpadaṃ — wild beast, beast of prey; kiṃ cit — some; saumitre — O Saumitri; jñātum arhasi — you should find out; sarvam etad — all this; yathātattvam — exactly as it is; acirāj — soon, before long; jñātum arhasi — you should learn

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.