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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.10
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 82: Bharata examines the grass bed. Traces of Sītā’s gold and silk reveal where she slept, he vows to adopt forest life and offer himself in Rāma’s place
In the sequence: the reversal seems almost unbelievable, especially with Sītā sharing it
2.82.10
na nūnaṃ daivataṃ kiṃ cit kālena balavattaram
yatra dāśarathī rāmo bhūmāv evaṃ śayīta saḥ
Surely there is no deity mightier than Time, since Rāma, the son of Daśaratha, should lie thus upon the ground.
Words: na — not; nūnaṃ — surely; daivataṃ — deity; kiṃ cit — any; kālena — than Time; balavattaram — mightier; yatra — in that, since; dāśarathī — the son of Daśaratha; rāmo — Rāma; bhūmāv — on the ground; evaṃ — thus; śayīta — should lie; saḥ — he
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.