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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.78.9

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

2.78.9

ity uktvopāyanaṃ gṛhya matsyamāṃsamadhūni ca
abhicakrāma bharataṃ niṣādādhipatir guhaḥ

Having spoken thus and taken a gift — fish, meat, and honey — Guha, the lord of the Niṣādas, approached Bharata.

Words: ity — thus; uktvopāyanaṃ — having spoken, a gift; gṛhya — having taken; matsyamāṃsamadhūni ca — fish, meat, and honey; abhicakrāma — approached; bharataṃ — Bharata; niṣādādhipatir — the lord of the Niṣādas; guhaḥ — Guha

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.