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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.93.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 93: Bharata finds Rāma. Bark markers and smoke lead him to the hut, he falls before his brother in tapasvin dress, Rāma embraces him & Śatrughna

In the sequence: strips of bark hung along the route appear to be Lakṣmaṇa's markers, and smoke confirms that the dwelling is occupied

2.93.11

yam evādhātum icchanti tāpasāḥ satataṃ vane
tasyāsau dṛśyate dhūmaḥ saṃkulaḥ kṛṣṭavartmanaḥ

The smoke of that fire which the ascetics ever wish to keep kindled in the forest is seen yonder, dense, rising along the beaten track.

Words: yam — which; evādhātum — indeed to kindle; icchanti — wish; tāpasāḥ — the ascetics; satataṃ — constantly; vane — in the forest; tasyāsau — of that, this; dṛśyate — is seen; dhūmaḥ — smoke; saṃkulaḥ — dense, thick; kṛṣṭavartmanaḥ — of the beaten track

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.