Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 42: Mārīca Becomes an Enchanting Deer
Text 3.42.27
समुद्वीक्ष्य च तं सर्वे मृगा ह्यन्ये वनेचराः।
उपागम्य समाघ्राय विद्रवन्ति दिशो दश॥
samudvīkṣya ca taṁ sarve mṛgā hy anye vanecarāḥ
upāgamya samāghrāya vidravanti diśo daśa
samudvīkṣya ca = upon noticing; tam = him; sarve = all of; mṛgāḥ hi = the deer; anye = [and] other; vanecarāḥ = forest creatures; upāgamya = approached [him]; samāghrāya = smelt [him]; vidravanti = and ran away; diśaḥ = directions; daśa = in [all] the ten.
Upon noticing him, all of the deer [and] other forest creatures approached [him], smelt [him] and ran away in [all] the ten directions.
Samāghrāya: It is well known that animals become aware of specific details by smell.