Chapter 128 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 128

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 128.1

शिरस्यञ्जलिमाधाय कैकेयीनन्दिवर्धनः। बभाषे भरतो ज्येष्ठं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्॥

śirasyañjalimādhāya kaikeyīnandivardhanaḥ| babhāṣe bharato jyeṣṭhaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam||

English Meaning

Thereupon having placed her palms on his head Bharata, the enhancer of Kaikeyi's joy spoke to his elder brother Rāma, having truth for his prowess, saying.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)