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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.80.5

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

2.80.5

na hi rāmāt priyataro mamāsti bhuvi kaś cana
motsuko bhūr bravīmy etad apy asatyaṃ tavāgrataḥ

‘For there is no one on earth dearer to me than Rāma; do not be anxious — I tell you this, nor would I speak even a falsehood before you.’

Words: na hi — for not; rāmāt — than Rāma; priyataro — dearer; mamāsti — is to me; bhuvi — on earth; kaś cana — anyone; motsuko bhūr — do not be anxious; bravīmy — I say; etad — this; apy — even; asatyaṃ — an untruth; tavāgrataḥ — before you

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.