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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.5
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
2.82.5
prāsādāgra vimāneṣu valabhīṣu ca sarvadā
haimarājatabhaumeṣu varāstaraṇaśāliṣu
Always in the tops of palaces and in lofty mansions and upon turrets, on floors of gold and silver, splendid with excellent spreads,
Words: prāsādāgra — on the tops of palaces; vimāneṣu — in the lofty mansions; valabhīṣu — on the turrets, rooftops; ca — and; sarvadā — always; haimarājatabhaumeṣu — on floors of gold and silver; varāstaraṇaśāliṣu — resplendent with excellent spreads
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.