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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.11

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

2.82.11

videharājasya sutā sītā ca priyadarśanā
dayitā śayitā bhūmau snuṣā daśarathasya ca

And Sītā, the daughter of the king of Videha, lovely to behold, the beloved wife and daughter-in-law of Daśaratha, has lain upon the ground.

Words: videharājasya — of the king of Videha; sutā — daughter; sītā — Sītā; ca — and; priyadarśanā — lovely to behold; dayitā — the beloved; śayitā — has lain; bhūmau — on the ground; snuṣā — daughter-in-law; daśarathasya — of Daśaratha; ca — and

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.