Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 99 Shloka 6

सः he, आश्रमम् hermitage, ईयुषः of a man proceeding towards, लक्ष्मणस्य Lakshmana's, रामस्य Rama's, क्वचित् क्वचित् here and there, वृक्षेषु on trees, कुशचीरैः with kusa grass and strips of bark, कृतम् rendered, अभिज्ञानम् as a sign to ascertain, ददर्श beheld.

Bharata beheld here and there knots of kusa grass and strips of bark tied on trees as signs to ascertain the way to the hermitage of Rama and Lakshmana.