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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.105.9

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 105: Bharata carries the sandals home. The company circles Citrakūṭa, Bharata reports Rāma’s decision to Bharadvāja and recrosses the Yamunā & Gaṅgā toward Ayodhyā

In the sequence: Bharata explains that Rāma remained firm about completing the fourteen years

2.105.9

sa yācyamāno guruṇā mayā ca dṛḍhavikramaḥ
rāghavaḥ paramaprīto vasiṣṭhaṃ vākyam abravīt

“Though entreated by our preceptor and by me, that Rāghava of steadfast valor, greatly pleased, spoke these words to Vasiṣṭha:

Words: sa — he; yācyamāno — being entreated; guruṇā — by the preceptor; mayā ca — and by me; dṛḍhavikramaḥ — of firm valor; rāghavaḥ — Rāghava; paramaprīto — greatly pleased; vasiṣṭhaṃ — to Vasiṣṭha; vākyam — these words; abravīt — spoke

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.