Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 69: Bharata’s Distressing Dreams
Text 2.69.18
नरो यानेन यः स्वप्ने खरयुक्तेन याति हि।
अचिरात्तस्य धूमाग्रं चितायां संप्रदृश्यते॥
naro yānena yaḥ svapne khara-yuktena yāti hi
acirāt tasya dhūmāgraṁ citāyāṁ sampradṛśyate
naraḥ = when a man; yānena = on a vehicle; yaḥ1 svapne = in a dream; khara-yuktena = yoked to donkeys; yāti hi = goes; acirāt = in a short time; tasya = his; dhūma-agram = smoke; citāyām = emanating from funeral pyre; sampradṛśyate = would be seen.
“When a man goes on a vehicle yoked to donkeys in a dream, in a short time smoke would be seen emanating from his funeral pyre.
1 Technical note: yaḥ naraḥ.