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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.3
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: Bharata examines the flattened grass and contrasts it with Rāma's former bedding and palace life
2.82.3
mahābhāgakulīnena mahābhāgena dhīmatā
jāto daśarathenorvyāṃ na rāmaḥ svaptum arhati
Born on this earth of Daśaratha — of illustrious lineage, greatly blessed, and wise — Rāma does not deserve to sleep thus.
Words: mahābhāgakulīnena — of illustrious lineage; mahābhāgena — greatly blessed; dhīmatā — by the wise one; jāto — born; daśarathenorvyāṃ — of Daśaratha, on the earth; na — not; rāmaḥ — Rāma; svaptum — to sleep; arhati — deserves
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.