Valmiki Ramayana 2.96.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 96, Shloka 8
चित्रकूटे सैन्यधूलिशब्ददर्शनम्
Alarm at Chitrakūṭa: Lakṣmaṇa sights the approaching army
गजयूथानि वाऽरण्ये महिषा वा महावने ।
वित्रासिता मृगा स्सिंहै स्सहसा प्रद्रुता दिशः ॥८॥
gaja-yūthāni vā ’raṇye mahiṣā vā mahāvane |
vitrāsitā mṛgāḥ siṃhaiḥ sahasā pradrutā diśaḥ ||8||
“Sejam manadas de elefantes na floresta, ou búfalos nestas grandes matas—os animais, aterrorizados pelos leões, fogem de súbito em todas as direções.”
Herds of elephants and buffaloes in the great woods and wild beasts frightened by lions are running in different directions.
FAQs
Dharma includes reading signs without jumping to conclusions: Rama interprets the forest’s disturbance as evidence requiring verification, not immediate aggression.
Rama notes abnormal animal behavior—stampede-like flight—suggesting danger or intrusion.
Discernment (viveka) in evaluating indirect evidence.
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