Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 106: Bharata returns without Rāma · 2.106.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.106.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 106: Bharata returns without Rāma. Ayodhyā resembles an extinguished fire and deserted altar, he laments its emptiness and reaches Daśaratha’s residence

In the sequence: Bharata enters the city

2.106.1

snigdhagambhīraghoṣeṇa syandanenopayān prabhuḥ
ayodhyāṃ bharataḥ kṣipraṃ praviveśa mahāyaśāḥ

Approaching in a chariot of smooth, deep rumble, the mighty and greatly renowned Bharata swiftly entered Ayodhyā —

Words: snigdhagambhīraghoṣeṇa — with a smooth, deep rumble; syandanenopayān — approaching in his chariot; prabhuḥ — the lord; ayodhyāṃ — Ayodhyā; bharataḥ — Bharata; kṣipraṃ — swiftly; praviveśa — entered; mahāyaśāḥ — greatly renowned

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.