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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.78.17

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: Bharata admits him, and Guha offers hospitality and supplies for the army's overnight stay.

2.78.17

āśaṃse svāśitā senā vatsyatīmāṃ vibhāvarīm
arcito vividhaiḥ kāmaiḥ śvaḥ sasainyo gamiṣyasi

I trust the army, well-fed, will pass this night here; honored with all manner of comforts, you will proceed tomorrow with your army.

Words: āśaṃse — I trust, hope; svāśitā — well-fed; senā — the army; vatsyatīmāṃ — will pass this; vibhāvarīm — night; arcito — honored; vividhaiḥ kāmaiḥ — with various comforts; śvaḥ — tomorrow; sasainyo — with your army; gamiṣyasi — you will go, proceed

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.