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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.90.9
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: Lakṣmaṇa climbs a tree and sees the army to the north → he tells Rāma to put out the fire, hide Sītā in a cave, and prepare his weapons
2.90.9
tām aśvagajasaṃpūrṇāṃ rathadhvajavibhūṣitām
śaśaṃsa senāṃ rāmāya vacanaṃ cedam abravīt
He announced to Rāma that army, full of horses and elephants, adorned with chariots and banners, and spoke these words:
Words: tām — that; aśvagajasaṃpūrṇāṃ — full of horses and elephants; rathadhvajavibhūṣitām — adorned with chariots and banners; śaśaṃsa — announced, reported; senāṃ — the army; rāmāya — to Rāma; vacanaṃ cedam — and these words; abravīt — spoke
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.