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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.81.9
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: Kausalyā asks whether he is ill or has heard bad news of the travelers; she tells him that the family now depends on him
2.81.9
tvāṃ dṛṣṭvā putra jīvāmi rāme sabhrātṛke gate
vṛtte daśarathe rājñi nātha ekas tvam adya naḥ
Seeing you, my son, I live on; with Rāma gone away together with his brother, and King Daśaratha dead, you alone are now our protector.
Words: tvāṃ — you; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; putra — O son; jīvāmi — I live; rāme — Rāma (loc. abs.); sabhrātṛke — together with his brother; gate — having gone; vṛtte — deceased (loc. abs.); daśarathe — Daśaratha; rājñi — the king; nātha — protector; ekas — the only; tvam — you; adya — now; naḥ — our
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.