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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.81.12
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
2.81.12
bhrātā me kvāvasad rātriṃ kva sītā kva ca lakṣmaṇaḥ
asvapac chayane kasmin kiṃ bhuktvā guha śaṃsa me
Where did my brother spend the night, and where Sītā, and where Lakṣmaṇa? On what bed did he sleep, and having eaten what? Tell me, Guha.
Words: bhrātā — brother; me — my; kvāvasad — where did he spend (the night); rātriṃ — the night; kva — where; sītā — Sītā; kva ca — and where; lakṣmaṇaḥ — Lakṣmaṇa; asvapac — did he sleep; chayane — on what bed; kasmin — on which; kiṃ — what; bhuktvā — having eaten; guha — O Guha; śaṃsa — tell; me — me
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.