Chapter 26 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 26.31

विप्रियं च न कर्तव्यं भरतस्य कदाचन। स हि राजा च वैदेहि देशस्य च कुलस्य च॥

vipriyaṃ ca na kartavyaṃ bharatasya kadācana| sa hi rājā ca vaidehi deśasya ca kulasya ca||

English Meaning

You should not do, Oh Vaidehī, any such thing as might be unpleasant to Bharata, for he is the king of the land as well as of the family.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)