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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.104.9

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: Bharata makes one more appeal, saying the people look to Rāma and that he cannot protect the Kingdom alone

2.104.9

srastagātras tu bharataḥ sa vācā sajjamānayā
kṛtāñjalir idaṃ vākyaṃ rāghavaṃ punar abravīt

But Bharata, his limbs drooping, with faltering voice and joined palms, again spoke this word to Rāghava:

Words: srastagātras — with drooping limbs; tu — but; bharataḥ — Bharata; sa — he; vācā — with voice; sajjamānayā — faltering, sticking; kṛtāñjalir — with palms joined; idaṃ — this; vākyaṃ — word; rāghavaṃ — to Rāghava; punar — again; abravīt — spoke

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.