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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.103.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 103: Bharata attempts a fast. He spreads grass and refuses to leave, then offers to serve the exile himself, Rāma rejects substitution and promises to rule after fourteen years

In the sequence: Bharata asks Sumantra to spread grass so he can fast outside the hut until Rāma relents → when Sumantra looks to Rāma instead, Bharata spreads it himself

2.103.12

evam uktas tu rāmeṇa bharataḥ pratyanantaram
uvāca paramodāraḥ sūtaṃ paramadurmanāḥ

Thus addressed by Rāma, Bharata, exceedingly noble yet utterly disheartened, thereupon said to the charioteer:

Words: evam — thus; uktas — addressed; tu — but; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; bharataḥ — Bharata; pratyanantaram — immediately thereupon; uvāca — said; paramodāraḥ — exceedingly noble; sūtaṃ — to the charioteer; paramadurmanāḥ — deeply disheartened

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.