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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.81.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 81: Rāma and Sītā’s grass bed. Guha shows Bharata where they slept after taking only water, while Lakṣmaṇa and the Niṣādas kept watch

In the sequence: recovering, Bharata reassures her and asks where Rāma slept and what he ate

2.81.11

sa muhūrtaṃ samāśvasya rudann eva mahāyaśāḥ
kausalyāṃ parisāntvyedaṃ guhaṃ vacanam abravīt

Recovering himself for a moment, still weeping, the illustrious one consoled Kausalyā and spoke these words to Guha:

Words: sa — he; muhūrtaṃ — for a moment; samāśvasya — having recovered; rudann eva — still weeping; mahāyaśāḥ — the illustrious one; kausalyāṃ — Kausalyā; parisāntvyedaṃ — having consoled ... these; guhaṃ — to Guha; vacanam — words; abravīt — spoke

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.