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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.16

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 praises her loyalty while lamenting what Rāma has lost

2.82.16

sārvabhauma kule jātaḥ sarvalokasukhāvahaḥ
sarvalokapriyas tyaktvā rājyaṃ priyam anuttamam

Born in a line of universal emperors, a bringer of happiness to all the world and dear to all the world — having abandoned the pleasant, unsurpassed kingdom —

Words: sārvabhauma — of universal sovereigns; kule — in the family; jātaḥ — born; sarvalokasukhāvahaḥ — bringing happiness to all the world; sarvalokapriyas — dear to all the world; tyaktvā — having abandoned; rājyaṃ — the kingdom; priyam — pleasant; anuttamam — unsurpassed

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.