Chapter 73 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 73.1

श्रुत्वा च स पितुर्वत्तं भ्रातरौ च विवासितौ। भरतो दुःखसंतप्त इदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥

śrutvā ca sa piturvattaṃ bhrātarau ca vivāsitau| bharato duḥkhasaṃtapta idaṃ vacanamabravīt||

English Meaning

Hearing of his father's death and the exile of his brothers, Bharata burning in grief, said these words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)