Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 92: Bharata searches for Rāma’s hut · 2.92.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.92.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 92: Bharata searches for Rāma’s hut. Search parties enter the forest, smoke guides Bharata forward and he keeps the larger company back while approaching with Guha

In the sequence: Once the camp is settled, Bharata sends Śatrughna with search parties and hunters to locate the hut

2.92.1

niveśya senāṃ tu vibhuḥ padbhyāṃ pādavatāṃ varaḥ
abhigantuṃ sa kākutstham iyeṣa guruvartakam

Having encamped the army, the mighty lord, best of those who go on foot, desired to approach Kākutstha on foot, devoted as he was to his elders.

Words: niveśya — having encamped, settled; senāṃ — the army; tu — and; vibhuḥ — the mighty lord; padbhyāṃ — on foot (with both feet); pādavatāṃ — of those who go on foot; varaḥ — best; abhigantuṃ — to approach; sa — he; kākutstham — Kākutstha (Rāma); iyeṣa — desired; guruvartakam — devoted to his elders

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.