Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 93: Bharata Initiates a Search for Rāma’s Residence
Text 2.93.12
एते मृगगणा भान्ति शीघ्रवेगाः प्रचोदिताः।
वायुप्रविद्धा शरदि मेघराजिरिवाम्बरे॥
ete mṛga-gaṇā bhānti śīghra-vegāḥ pracoditāḥ
vāyu-praviddhā śaradi megha-rājir ivāmbare
ete = they; mṛga-gaṇāḥ = herds of deer; bhānti = appear; śīghra-vegāḥ = are running away quickly; pracoditāḥ = excited by the soldiers; vāyu-praviddhā = pushed by the winds; śaradi = during autumn; megha-rājiḥ = clouds; iva = like; ambare = in the sky.
Herds of deer excited by the soldiers are running away quickly. They appear like clouds pushed by the winds in the sky during autumn.
GLOSS. Herds of deer were excited by the soldiers, that is, terrified [upon seeing them].