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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.14

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

2.82.14

uttarīyam ihāsaktaṃ suvyaktaṃ sītayā tadā
tathā hy ete prakāśante saktāḥ kauśeyatantavaḥ

Clearly Sītā's upper garment caught here at that time, for thus these clinging silken threads shine forth.

Words: uttarīyam — the upper garment; ihāsaktaṃ — caught here; suvyaktaṃ — very clearly; sītayā — by Sītā; tadā — then; tathā — so; hy — for; ete — these; prakāśante — shine forth; saktāḥ — clinging; kauśeyatantavaḥ — silken threads

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.