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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.95.43

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 95: Rāma’s offerings for Daśaratha. Hearing of his death, Rāma collapses, then offers Mandākinī water and iṅgudī paste with jujube as his own forest fare

In the sequence: their cries reach the camp, and people hurry toward them → Rāma receives the grieving followers affectionately.

2.95.43

rathāṅgasāhvā natyūhā haṃsāḥ kāraṇḍavāḥ plavāḥ
tathā puṃskokilāḥ krauñcā visaṃjñā bhejire diśaḥ

Ruddy geese, gallinules, swans, kāraṇḍava ducks and coots, and likewise male cuckoos and curlews, bewildered, scattered to the quarters.

Words: rathāṅgasāhvā — the ruddy geese (named for chariot-wheels); natyūhā — gallinules; haṃsāḥ — swans; kāraṇḍavāḥ — kāraṇḍava ducks; plavāḥ — coots; tathā — likewise; puṃskokilāḥ — male cuckoos; krauñcā — curlews; visaṃjñā — bewildered, senseless; bhejire — resorted to, scattered to; diśaḥ — the quarters

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.