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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.19

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: he establishes the sandals on the throne and conducts the affairs of government in their name → wearing bark and matted hair, he lives there with his advisers and waits for Rāma's return.

2.107.19

evaṃ tu vilapan dīno bharataḥ sa mahāyaśāḥ
nandigrāme 'karod rājyaṃ duḥkhito mantribhiḥ saha

Thus lamenting, forlorn, the greatly renowned Bharata, sorrowful, carried on the rule at Nandigrāma together with the counselors.

Words: evaṃ tu — thus; vilapan — lamenting; dīno — forlorn; bharataḥ — Bharata; sa mahāyaśāḥ — that greatly renowned one; nandigrāme — at Nandigrāma; 'karod — carried on; rājyaṃ — the rule; duḥkhito — sorrowful; mantribhiḥ saha — together with the counselors

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.