Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.23

रामो हि भरताद् भूयस्तव शुश्रूषते सदा। विशेषं त्वयि तस्मात् तु भरतस्य न लक्षये॥

rāmo hi bharatād bhūyastava śuśrūṣate sadā| viśeṣaṃ tvayi tasmāt tu bharatasya na lakṣaye||

English Meaning

Rāma verily serve you far more than does Bharata; and I do not find that Bharata regard you more than Rāma.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)