Chapter 99 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 99

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 99.3

सुमन्त्रस्त्वपि शत्रुघ्नमदूरादन्वपद्यत। रामदर्शनजस्तों भरतस्येव तस्य च॥

sumantrastvapi śatrughnamadūrādanvapadyata| rāmadarśanajastoṃ bharatasyeva tasya ca||

English Meaning

And eager to see Rāma even like Bharata himself, Sumantra followed Bharata at a short distance.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)