Valmiki Ramayana 2.87.25

2.87.25

yat tā bhavantas tiṣṭhantu neto gantavyam agrataḥ
aham eva gamiṣyāmi sumantro gurur eva ca

His ears attentive Bharat lent
To their resistless argument,
Then to his troops the chief who broke
His foe's embattled armies spoke:
'Here let the troops in silence stay;
One step beyond they must not stray.
Come Dhrishti and Sumantra, you
With me alone the path pursue.'
Their leader's speech the warriors heard,
And from his place no soldier stirred,
And Bharat beat his eager eyes
Where curling smoke was seen to rise.