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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.9
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: the reversal seems almost unbelievable, especially with Sītā sharing it
2.82.9
aśraddheyam idaṃ loke na satyaṃ pratibhāti mā
muhyate khalu me bhāvaḥ svapno 'yam iti me matiḥ
This is incredible in the world; it does not appear true to me; surely my mind is bewildered — my thought is that this is a dream.
Words: aśraddheyam — incredible, unbelievable; idaṃ — this; loke — in the world; na — not; satyaṃ — true; pratibhāti — appears; mā — to me; muhyate — is bewildered; khalu — surely; me — my; bhāvaḥ — mind, feeling; svapno — a dream; 'yam — this; iti — thus; me — my; matiḥ — thought
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.