Chapter 93 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 93

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 93.22

ते समालोक्य धूमाग्रमूचुर्भरतमागताः। नामनुष्ये भवत्यग्निव्यक्तमत्रैव राघवौ॥

te samālokya dhūmāgramūcurbharatamāgatāḥ| nāmanuṣye bhavatyagnivyaktamatraiva rāghavau||

English Meaning

Having seen the top of the (column of) smoke, they came before Bharata and said, "Fire cannot exist where there is no man present. Therefore it is evident that even here are those descendants of Raghu.”

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)