Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 64: Rāma Discovers Some Clues About Sītā’s Whereabouts
Text 3.64.48
दीप्तपावकसङ्काशो द्युतिमान्समरध्वजः।
अपविद्धश्च भग्नश्च कस्य साङ्ग्रामिको रथः॥
dīpta-pāvaka-saṅkāśo dyutimān samara-dhvajaḥ
apaviddhaś ca bhagnaś ca kasya sāṅgrāmiko rathaḥ
dīpta-pāvaka-saṅkāśaḥ = that blazes like fire; dyutimān = a bright; samara-dhvajaḥ = war flag; apaviddhaḥ ca = has been thrown away; bhagnaḥ = has been broken; ca = and; kasya = whose are these; sāṅgrāmikaḥ = a war; rathaḥ = chariot.
A bright war flag that blazes like fire has been thrown away and a war chariot has been broken. Whose are these?
A war flag [on a chariot] indicates that a hero [is riding it]. A war chariot is [a chariot] fit for war.