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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.103.22

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: at Rāma's urging Bharata rises and touches water

2.103.22

teṣām ājñāya vacanaṃ rāmo vacanam abravīt
evaṃ nibodha vacanaṃ suhṛdāṃ dharmacakṣuṣām

Having grasped their words, Rāma spoke: “Thus, hear the word of well-wishers who see with the eye of dharma.

Words: teṣām — their; ājñāya — having grasped, understood; vacanaṃ — word; rāmo — Rāma; vacanam — word; abravīt — spoke; evaṃ — thus; nibodha — understand, hear; vacanaṃ — the word; suhṛdāṃ — of the well-wishers; dharmacakṣuṣām — of those with the eye of dharma

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.