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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.15

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: after settling the camp, Bharata retires with Śatrughna

2.79.15

saṃniveśya sa tāṃ senāṃ guhena paritoṣitaḥ
śatrughnena saha śrīmāñ śayanaṃ punar āgamat

Having settled that army to rest, and gratified by Guha, the illustrious Bharata, together with Śatrughna, went again to his couch.

Words: saṃniveśya — having settled to rest; sa — he; tāṃ senāṃ — that army; guhena — by Guha; paritoṣitaḥ — gratified, pleased; śatrughnena saha — together with Śatrughna; śrīmāñ — the illustrious; śayanaṃ — to his couch, bed; punar — again; āgamat — went, came

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.