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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.92.3

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

2.92.3

kṣipraṃ vanam idaṃ saumya narasaṃghaiḥ samantataḥ
lubdhaiś ca sahitair ebhis tvam anveṣitum arhasi

“Quickly, gentle one, you should search this forest all around with these bands of men, together with these hunters.

Words: kṣipraṃ — quickly; vanam idaṃ — this forest; saumya — O gentle one; narasaṃghaiḥ — with bands of men; samantataḥ — all around; lubdhaiś ca — and with hunters; sahitair — together with; ebhis — these; tvam — you; anveṣitum — to search; arhasi — you ought

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.