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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.80.8

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

2.80.8

na hi me 'viditaṃ kiṃ cid vane 'smiṃś carataḥ sadā
caturaṅgaṃ hy api balaṃ prasahema vayaṃ yudhi

‘For nothing here is unknown to me, who roam this forest constantly; indeed we could withstand even a fourfold army in battle.’

Words: na hi — for not; me 'viditaṃ — unknown to me; kiṃ cid — anything; vane 'smiṃś — in this forest; carataḥ — roaming (of me); sadā — always; caturaṅgaṃ — fourfold (army); hy api — even indeed; balaṃ — army, force; prasahema — we could withstand; vayaṃ — we; yudhi — in battle

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.