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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.21

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.

2.79.21

guhena sārdhaṃ bharataḥ samāgato mahānubhāvaḥ sajanaḥ samāhitaḥ
sudurmanās taṃ bharataṃ tadā punar guhaḥ samāśvāsayad agrajaṃ prati

The noble-minded Bharata, composed and attended by his people, had met with Guha; yet, seeing him utterly disconsolate, Guha then once more consoled that Bharata concerning his elder brother.

Words: guhena sārdhaṃ — together with Guha; bharataḥ — Bharata; samāgato — having met; mahānubhāvaḥ — the noble-minded; sajanaḥ — with his people; samāhitaḥ — composed; sudurmanās — very disconsolate; taṃ bharataṃ — that Bharata; tadā — then; punar — again; guhaḥ — Guha; samāśvāsayad — consoled; agrajaṃ prati — concerning his elder brother

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.