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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.78.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 78: Guha prepares to resist Bharata. Seeing the army, he readies five hundred armed boats to protect Rāma and approaches Bharata to learn his intentions

In the sequence: carrying gifts of food, Guha approaches the prince → Sumantra introduces him as Rāma's friend and someone who can help locate the travelers

2.78.10

tam āyāntaṃ tu saṃprekṣya sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān
bharatāyācacakṣe 'tha vinayajño vinītavat

Seeing him approach, the mighty son of the charioteer (Sumantra), knowing propriety, then respectfully announced to Bharata:

Words: tam āyāntaṃ — him approaching; tu — and; saṃprekṣya — having seen; sūtaputraḥ — the charioteer's son (Sumantra); pratāpavān — mighty, majestic; bharatāyācacakṣe — announced to Bharata; 'tha — then; vinayajño — knowing propriety; vinītavat — respectfully, humbly

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.