Chapter 82 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 82

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 82.4

राज्ञस्तु प्रकृतीः सर्वाः स सम्प्रेक्ष्य च धर्मवित्। इदं पुरोहितो वाक्यं भरतं मृदु चाब्रवीत्॥

rājñastu prakṛtīḥ sarvāḥ sa samprekṣya ca dharmavit| idaṃ purohito vākyaṃ bharataṃ mṛdu cābravīt||

English Meaning

And seeing all the subjects of the sovereign gathered together, the priest cognizant of virtue softly spoke to Bharata.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)