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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.92.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 92: Bharata searches for Rāma’s hut. Search parties enter the forest, smoke guides Bharata forward and he keeps the larger company back while approaching with Guha

In the sequence: he praises Sītā's loyalty and the good fortune of the place where Rāma lives

2.92.10

kṛtakāryam idaṃ durgaṃ vanaṃ vyālaniṣevitam
yad adhyāste mahātejā rāmaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ

This impassable forest, haunted by beasts of prey, has fulfilled its purpose, since the greatly splendid Rāma, best of those who bear weapons, dwells in it.

Words: kṛtakāryam — having fulfilled its purpose; idaṃ — this; durgaṃ — impassable, difficult; vanaṃ — forest; vyālaniṣevitam — haunted by beasts of prey; yad — in that, since; adhyāste — dwells in, occupies; mahātejā — the greatly splendid; rāmaḥ — Rāma; śastrabhṛtāṃ — of weapon-bearers; varaḥ — best

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.