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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.81.15

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

2.81.15

tat sarvaṃ pratyanujñāsīd rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
na hi tat pratyagṛhṇāt sa kṣatradharmam anusmaran

But Rāma of true valor courteously declined it all; recalling the warrior's code, he would not accept it,

Words: tat sarvaṃ — all that; pratyanujñāsīd — declined (with courteous acknowledgement); rāmaḥ — Rāma; satyaparākramaḥ — of true valor; na hi — for not; tat — that; pratyagṛhṇāt — did accept; sa — he; kṣatradharmam — the warrior's code; anusmaran — recalling, bearing in mind

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.