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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.80.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 80: Guha recounts Lakṣmaṇa’s vigil. Lakṣmaṇa refused sleep and feared for their parents, then crossed the Gaṅgā with Rāma & Sītā at dawn

In the sequence: Guha recounts what happened when Rāma stayed at the river: he offered Lakṣmaṇa a bed and assured him that his men could guard the camp

2.80.3

iyaṃ tāta sukhā śayyā tvadartham upakalpitā
pratyāśvasihi śeṣvāsyāṃ sukhaṃ rāghavanandana

‘This comfortable bed, dear sir, has been made ready for you; take your rest, lie upon it in ease, O delight of the Rāghavas.’

Words: iyaṃ — this; tāta — dear sir; sukhā — comfortable; śayyā — bed, couch; tvadartham — for your sake; upakalpitā — prepared, made ready; pratyāśvasihi — take rest, be comforted; śeṣvāsyāṃ — lie down upon it; sukhaṃ — comfortably; rāghavanandana — O delight of the Rāghavas

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.