← 2.82.7 · Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 82: Bharata examines the grass bed · 2.82.9 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.8

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

2.82.8

bandibhir vanditaḥ kāle bahubhiḥ sūtamāgadhaiḥ
gāthābhir anurūpābhiḥ stutibhiś ca paraṃtapaḥ

and praised at the proper time by bards, by many sūtas and māgadhas, with fitting songs and eulogies — that scorcher of foes —

Words: bandibhir — by panegyrists; vanditaḥ — praised, saluted; kāle — at the (proper) time; bahubhiḥ — by many; sūtamāgadhaiḥ — by sūtas and māgadhas (bards); gāthābhir — with songs, verses; anurūpābhiḥ — fitting, suitable; stutibhiś — with praises; ca — and; paraṃtapaḥ — the scorcher of foes

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.