Chapter 16 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 16.25

अस्मिंस्तु पुरुषव्याघ्र काले दुःखसमन्वितः। तपश्चरित धर्मात्मा त्वद्भक्त्या भरतः पुरे॥

asmiṃstu puruṣavyāghra kāle duḥkhasamanvitaḥ| tapaścarita dharmātmā tvadbhaktyā bharataḥ pure||

English Meaning

O foremost of men, at this season, influenced by regard for you, Bharata undergoing affliction of spirit, is performing mortification's in the city.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)