Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.19

ननु ते राघवस्तुल्यो भरतेन महात्मना। बहुशो हि स्म बाले त्वं कथाः कथयसे मम॥

nanu te rāghavastulyo bharatena mahātmanā| bahuśo hi sma bāle tvaṃ kathāḥ kathayase mama||

English Meaning

You did O girl, many a time tell me that Rāma was equal to you with the high-souled Bharata.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)