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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.81.14

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

2.81.14

annam uccāvacaṃ bhakṣyāḥ phalāni vividhāni ca
rāmāyābhyavahārārthaṃ bahucopahṛtaṃ mayā

Food of every kind, delicacies, and fruits of many sorts were offered by me in abundance to Rāma for his eating;

Words: annam — food; uccāvacaṃ — of high and low, various kinds; bhakṣyāḥ — eatables, delicacies; phalāni — fruits; vividhāni — various; ca — and; rāmāyābhyavahārārthaṃ — to Rāma for the purpose of eating; bahucopahṛtaṃ — and offered in abundance; mayā — by me

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.