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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.13

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: he notices traces of gold and silk in the grass and infers that she slept there still wearing her ornaments and clothing

2.82.13

manye sābharaṇā suptā sītāsmiñ śayane tadā
tatra tatra hi dṛśyante saktāḥ kanakabindavaḥ

I think Sītā slept upon this couch then still wearing her ornaments, for here and there are seen clinging specks of gold.

Words: manye — I think; sābharaṇā — wearing ornaments; suptā — slept; sītāsmiñ — Sītā, on this; śayane — couch; tadā — then; tatra tatra — here and there; hi — for; dṛśyante — are seen; saktāḥ — clinging, stuck; kanakabindavaḥ — specks of gold

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.