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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.83.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 83: Guha ferries Bharata’s company. Five hundred boats carry people, vehicles and provisions across the Gaṅgā, the army halts as Bharata approaches Bharadvāja

In the sequence: Guha arrives, and Bharata asks for help crossing

2.83.6

guhasya tat tu vacanaṃ śrutvā snehād udīritam
rāmasyānuvaśo vākyaṃ bharato 'pīdam abravīt

Hearing that speech of Guha's, uttered out of affection, Bharata, obedient to Rāma, also spoke these words:

Words: guhasya — of Guha; tat — that; tu — but; vacanaṃ — speech; śrutvā — having heard; snehād — out of affection; udīritam — uttered; rāmasyānuvaśo — obedient to Rāma; vākyaṃ — words; bharato — Bharata; 'pīdam — also this; abravīt — spoke

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.