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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.17

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: thoughts of Rāma's hardship overwhelm him again, and Guha returns to comfort him.

2.79.17

antardāhena dahanaḥ saṃtāpayati rāghavam
vanadāhābhisaṃtaptaṃ gūḍho 'gnir iva pādapam

That burning grief, with its inner fire, tormented Bharata, as a hidden fire torments a tree already scorched by a forest-blaze.

Words: antardāhena — with an inner burning; dahanaḥ — the burning (fire of grief); saṃtāpayati — torments, scorches; rāghavam — the Rāghava (Bharata); vanadāhābhisaṃtaptaṃ — scorched by a forest-fire; gūḍho — hidden; 'gnir — fire; iva — like; pādapam — a tree

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.