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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 79: Guha accepts Bharata’s purpose. Bharata denies seeking Rāma’s death and asks the way to Bharadvāja, Guha offers guides and praises his refusal of the Kingdom

In the sequence: relieved, Guha praises his willingness to surrender an unasked-for Kingdom

2.79.11

sa tu saṃhṛṣṭavadanaḥ śrutvā bharatabhāṣitam
punar evābravīd vākyaṃ bharataṃ prati harṣitaḥ

He, his face lit with delight on hearing Bharata's words, again, joyfully, addressed Bharata:

Words: sa — he; tu — and; saṃhṛṣṭavadanaḥ — with delighted face; śrutvā — having heard; bharatabhāṣitam — Bharata's speech; punar — again; evābravīd — spoke; vākyaṃ — words; bharataṃ prati — to Bharata; harṣitaḥ — delighted

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.