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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.104.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 104: Bharata receives Rāma’s sandals. Rāma steps into the gold-adorned sandals and returns them, Bharata circles him and prepares to depart

In the sequence: Rāma embraces him and assures him that his natural ability, education, and advisers make him capable of governing

2.104.14

ity uktvā nyapatad bhrātuḥ pādayor bharatas tadā
bhṛśaṃ saṃprārthayām āsa rāmam evaṃ priyaṃ vadaḥ

Having said this, Bharata then fell at his brother's feet and, speaking thus fondly, earnestly implored Rāma.

Words: ity — thus; uktvā — having said; nyapatad — fell; bhrātuḥ — of the brother; pādayor — at the feet; bharatas — Bharata; tadā — then; bhṛśaṃ — earnestly; saṃprārthayām āsa — implored; rāmam — Rāma; evaṃ — thus; priyaṃ — fondly, kindly; vadaḥ — speaking

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.