Chapter 75 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 75.13

इत्यादिबहुभिर्वाक्यैः क्रूरैः सम्भर्त्तितोऽनघः। विव्यथे भरतोऽतीव व्रणे तुद्येव सूचिना॥

ityādibahubhirvākyaiḥ krūraiḥ sambharttito'naghaḥ| vivyathe bharato'tīva vraṇe tudyeva sūcinā||

English Meaning

Thus reproached by many a harsh word, the sinless Bharata felt exceeding pain like to that produced by pricking a sore with a needle.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)