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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.5

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: Vasiṣṭha and the ministers approve

2.107.5

sadṛśaṃ ślāghanīyaṃ ca yad uktaṃ bharata tvayā
vacanaṃ bhrātṛvātsalyād anurūpaṃ tavaiva tat

“Fitting and praiseworthy is the word you have spoken, Bharata, out of love for your brother; that speech well befits none but you.

Words: sadṛśaṃ — fitting, becoming; ślāghanīyaṃ ca — and praiseworthy; yad — which; uktaṃ — spoken; bharata — O Bharata; tvayā — by you; vacanaṃ — the word; bhrātṛvātsalyād — out of love for your brother; anurūpaṃ — befitting; tavaiva — of you alone; tat — that

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.