Chapter 97 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 97

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 97.16

उच्यमानो हि भरतो मया लक्ष्मण तद्वचः। ' राज्यमस्मै प्रयच्छेति बाढमित्येव मंस्यते॥

ucyamāno hi bharato mayā lakṣmaṇa tadvacaḥ| ' rājyamasmai prayaccheti bāḍhamityeva maṃsyate||

English Meaning

Earnestly exhorted by me, saying, “Do you place the kingdom in his hands', he will say, "Very well'."

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)