Chapter 72 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 72.35

तथा पृष्टा यथान्यायमाख्यातुमुपचक्रमे। मातास्य युगपद्वाक्यं विप्रियं प्रियशंसया॥

tathā pṛṣṭā yathānyāyamākhyātumupacakrame| mātāsya yugapadvākyaṃ vipriyaṃ priyaśaṃsayā||

English Meaning

Thus questioned, his mother at the same time duly said in words which although highly unwelcome, she took as agreeable to Bharata.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)