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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.20

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 worries about the Kingdom's lack of leadership, though he believes Rāma's reputation still deters enemies

2.82.20

na ca prārthayate kaś cin manasāpi vasuṃdharām
vane 'pi vasatas tasya bāhuvīryābhirakṣitām

And no one covets the earth, even in thought, for it is guarded by the might of his arms though he dwells in the forest.

Words: na — not; ca — and; prārthayate — covets, desires; kaś cin — anyone; manasāpi — even in mind; vasuṃdharām — the earth; vane — in the forest; 'pi — even; vasatas — of him dwelling; tasya — his; bāhuvīryābhirakṣitām — guarded by the might of his arms

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.