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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.3

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: Bharata thanks Guha for offering to feed such a large company

2.79.3

ity uktvā tu mahātejā guhaṃ vacanam uttamam
abravīd bharataḥ śrīmān niṣādādhipatiṃ punaḥ

Having spoken thus, the illustrious Bharata of great splendour again addressed excellent words to Guha, the lord of the Niṣādas:

Words: ity uktvā — having spoken thus; tu — and; mahātejā — of great splendour; guhaṃ — to Guha; vacanam uttamam — excellent words; abravīd — said; bharataḥ — Bharata; śrīmān — illustrious; niṣādādhipatiṃ — to the lord of the Niṣādas; punaḥ — again

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.