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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.78.5

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: he orders his men to guard the river for Rāma's protection

2.78.5

bhartā caiva sakhā caiva rāmo dāśarathir mama
tasyārthakāmāḥ saṃnaddhā gaṅgānūpe 'tra tiṣṭhata

Rāma, son of Daśaratha, is both my lord and my friend; desiring his welfare, stand here armed on the bank of the Gaṅgā.

Words: bhartā caiva — both lord; sakhā caiva — and friend; rāmo — Rāma; dāśarathir — son of Daśaratha; mama — my, to me; tasyārthakāmāḥ — desiring his welfare; saṃnaddhā — armed, girded; gaṅgānūpe — on the bank of the Gaṅgā; 'tra — here; tiṣṭhata — stand, take your posts

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.