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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.104.4

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: desiring the eventual destruction of Rāvaṇa, they urge Bharata to accept Rāma's decision and let him fulfill the obligation

2.104.4

tatas tv ṛṣigaṇāḥ kṣipraṃ daśagrīvavadhaiṣiṇaḥ
bharataṃ rājaśārdūlam ity ūcuḥ saṃgatā vacaḥ

Then the hosts of ṛṣis, desiring the slaying of the ten-necked Rāvaṇa, assembled and quickly spoke these words to Bharata, tiger among kings:

Words: tatas — then; tv — and; ṛṣigaṇāḥ — hosts of ṛṣis; kṣipraṃ — quickly; daśagrīvavadhaiṣiṇaḥ — desiring the slaying of the ten-necked one; bharataṃ — to Bharata; rājaśārdūlam — tiger among kings; ity — thus; ūcuḥ — said; saṃgatā — assembled; vacaḥ — word

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.