Chapter 1 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 1.31

स काममनवाप्यैव रामपादावुपस्पृशन्॥ नन्दिग्रामेऽकरोद् राज्यं रामागमनकाङ्क्षया।

sa kāmamanavāpyaiva rāmapādāvupaspṛśan|| nandigrāme'karod rājyaṃ rāmāgamanakāṅkṣayā|

English Meaning

And then Bharata, finding his desire not fulfilled, touched Rama's feet, and began to rule at Nandigrāma, expecting the return of Rāma.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)