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)