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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.79.5

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: he asks the way to Bharadvāja's hermitage → Guha offers guides and his own assistance

2.79.5

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrasya dhīmataḥ
abravīt prāñjalir vākyaṃ guho gahanagocaraḥ

Hearing that speech of the wise prince, Guha, a ranger of the wilds, spoke with joined palms:

Words: tasya — of him, his; tadvacanaṃ — that speech; śrutvā — having heard; rājaputrasya — of the prince; dhīmataḥ — of the wise one; abravīt — spoke; prāñjalir — with joined palms; vākyaṃ — words; guho — Guha; gahanagocaraḥ — a ranger of the wilds

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.