Chapter 77 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 77

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 77.12

सुकुमारं च बालं च सततं लालितं त्वया। क तात भरतं हित्वा विलपन्तं गतो भवान् ॥

sukumāraṃ ca bālaṃ ca satataṃ lālitaṃ tvayā| ka tāta bharataṃ hitvā vilapantaṃ gato bhavān ||

English Meaning

O father, where have you gone, leaving the tender and youthful Bharata fondled by you, to lament (your loss).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)