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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.103.24

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

2.103.24

athotthāya jalaṃ spṛṣṭvā bharato vākyam abravīt
śṛṇvantu me pariṣado mantriṇaḥ śreṇayas tathā

Then, rising and touching the water, Bharata spoke: “Let my assemblies, the ministers, and likewise the guilds hear me.

Words: athotthāya — then rising; jalaṃ — the water; spṛṣṭvā — having touched; bharato — Bharata; vākyam — word; abravīt — spoke; śṛṇvantu — let (them) hear; me — me; pariṣado — assemblies; mantriṇaḥ — ministers; śreṇayas — guilds; tathā — likewise

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.