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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.104.5

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

2.104.5

kule jāta mahāprājña mahāvṛtta mahāyaśaḥ
grāhyaṃ rāmasya vākyaṃ te pitaraṃ yady avekṣase

“O nobly born, greatly wise, of great conduct and great fame — Rāma's word should be accepted by you, if you have regard for your father.

Words: kule — in a (noble) family; jāta — O born; mahāprājña — O greatly wise; mahāvṛtta — O of great conduct; mahāyaśaḥ — O of great fame; grāhyaṃ — to be accepted; rāmasya — of Rāma; vākyaṃ — word; te — by you; pitaraṃ — the father; yady — if; avekṣase — you regard

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.