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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.103.7

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: he also invokes the requests of Kausalyā, Bharata, and the assembled people

2.103.7

bharatasya vacaḥ kurvan yācamānasya rāghava
ātmānaṃ nātivartes tvaṃ satyadharmaparākrama

By doing the word of Bharata, who entreats you, O Rāghava, you would not fail your own self, O you whose valor is truth and dharma.

Words: bharatasya — of Bharata; vacaḥ — word; kurvan — doing; yācamānasya — of (him) entreating; rāghava — O Rāghava; ātmānaṃ — yourself; nātivartes — you would not go against; tvaṃ — you; satyadharmaparākrama — O you of true dharma and valor

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.