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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.12

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

2.79.12

dhanyas tvaṃ na tvayā tulyaṃ paśyāmi jagatītale
ayatnād āgataṃ rājyaṃ yas tvaṃ tyaktum ihecchasi

Blessed are you; I see none equal to you on the face of the earth — you who wish to renounce a kingdom that has come to you without effort.

Words: dhanyas — blessed; tvaṃ — you; na tvayā tulyaṃ — no equal to you; paśyāmi — I see; jagatītale — on the face of the earth; ayatnād — without effort; āgataṃ — come; rājyaṃ — a kingdom; yas — you who; tvaṃ — you; tyaktum — to renounce; ihecchasi — here wish

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.