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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.81.13

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: Guha explains that Rāma politely refused his abundant food, saying that a warrior should give rather than accept gifts

2.81.13

so 'bravīd bharataṃ pṛṣṭo niṣādādhipatir guhaḥ
yad vidhaṃ pratipede ca rāme priyahite 'tithau

Being asked, Guha, lord of the Niṣādas, told Bharata what manner of hospitality he had rendered to Rāma, his dear and cherished guest:

Words: so 'bravīd — he said; bharataṃ — to Bharata; pṛṣṭo — being asked; niṣādādhipatir — the lord of the Niṣādas; guhaḥ — Guha; yad vidhaṃ — in what manner, what kind of; pratipede — he offered, provided; ca — and; rāme — for Rāma; priyahite — the dear and cherished; 'tithau — as guest

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.