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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.21.18

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 21: Rāma asks Kausalyā to remain with Daśaratha. Kausalyā asks to follow Rāma, he persuades her to remain and care for the grieving Daśaratha

In the sequence: Rāma, now also weeping, assures her that Bharata will treat her kindly and asks her to prevent their father from being overwhelmed by grief

2.21.18

bharataś cāpi dharmātmā sarvabhūtapriyaṃvadaḥ
bhavatīm anuvarteta sa hi dharmarataḥ sadā

And Bharata too, righteous of soul, speaking kindly to all beings, will attend upon you, for he is ever devoted to dharma.

Words: bharataś — Bharata; cāpi — and also; dharmātmā — righteous of soul; sarvabhūtapriyaṃvadaḥ — speaking kindly to all beings; bhavatīm — upon you (respectful); anuvarteta — will attend upon, serve; sa — he; hi — indeed; dharmarataḥ — devoted to dharma; sadā — always

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.