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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.18

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.

2.79.18

prasrutaḥ sarvagātrebhyaḥ svedaḥ śokāgnisaṃbhavaḥ
yathā sūryāṃśusaṃtapto himavān prasruto himam

Sweat, born of the fire of grief, streamed from all his limbs, as Himavat, heated by the sun's rays, streams down its melting snow.

Words: prasrutaḥ — streamed forth; sarvagātrebhyaḥ — from all his limbs; svedaḥ — sweat; śokāgnisaṃbhavaḥ — born of the fire of grief; yathā — just as; sūryāṃśusaṃtapto — heated by the sun's rays; himavān — Himavat (the Himalaya); prasruto — streams down; himam — snow

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.