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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.16.26

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 16: Rāma accepts fourteen years of exile. Kaikeyī explains the boons, Rāma agrees, asks for Bharata’s return and leaves to speak to Kausalyā & Sītā

In the sequence: she recounts the two boons and tells him that Bharata will receive the Kingdom while he must spend fourteen years in Daṇḍaka, dressed as a tapasvin

2.16.26

bharataḥ kosalapure praśāstu vasudhām imām
nānāratnasamākīrṇaṃ savājirathakuñjarām

“Let Bharata in the Kosala city rule this earth, strewn with jewels of every kind, with its horses, chariots, and elephants.

Words: bharataḥ — Bharata; kosalapure — in the Kosala city; praśāstu — let him rule; vasudhām — the earth; imām — this; nānāratnasamākīrṇaṃ — strewn with jewels of every kind; savājirathakuñjarām — with horses, chariots, and elephants

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.