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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.13

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 107: Bharata establishes rule at Nandigrāma. He places Rāma’s sandals on the throne, governs in their name and wears bark and matted hair while awaiting Rāma’s return

In the sequence: at Nandigrāma he declares that the Kingdom is a trust received from his brother, to be returned when Rāma comes home

2.107.13

tatas tu bharataḥ kṣipraṃ nandigrāmaṃ praviśya saḥ
avatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ gurūn idam uvāca ha

Then Bharata, quickly entering Nandigrāma and swiftly descending from the chariot, said this to his elders:

Words: tatas tu — then; bharataḥ — Bharata; kṣipraṃ — quickly; nandigrāmaṃ — Nandigrāma; praviśya — having entered; saḥ — he; avatīrya — having descended; rathāt — from the chariot; tūrṇaṃ — swiftly; gurūn — to the elders; idam — this; uvāca ha — said

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.