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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.44.16

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 44: Guha welcomes Rāma at the Gaṅgā. Rāma declines food and beds, asks for fodder for the horses and sleeps on the ground with Sītā after taking water

In the sequence: Rāma warmly thanks him but explains that his new way of life requires forest food and the discipline of tapas

2.44.16

guham eva bruvāṇaṃ taṃ rāghavaḥ pratyuvāca ha
arcitāś caiva hṛṣṭāś ca bhavatā sarvathā vayam

To Guha as he was thus speaking Rāghava replied: 'In every way we are honoured and gladdened by you,

Words: guham — Guha; eva — indeed; bruvāṇaṃ — speaking; taṃ — him; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; pratyuvāca ha — replied indeed; arcitāś caiva — honoured and; hṛṣṭāś ca — and gladdened; bhavatā — by you; sarvathā — in every way; vayam — we

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.