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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.107.6

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

2.107.6

nityaṃ te bandhulubdhasya tiṣṭhato bhrātṛsauhṛde
āryamārgaṃ prapannasya nānumanyeta kaḥ pumān

What man would not approve of you — ever devoted to your kin, steadfast in brotherly love, and walking the noble path?”

Words: nityaṃ — ever, always; te — of you; bandhulubdhasya — devoted to kin; tiṣṭhato — abiding; bhrātṛsauhṛde — in brotherly affection; āryamārgaṃ — the noble path; prapannasya — who has entered upon; nānumanyeta — would not approve; kaḥ pumān — what man

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.