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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.32.8

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 32: Kaikeyī opposes Rāma’s escort. Daśaratha offers troops and supplies, Kaikeyī cites Asamañja’s exile, Siddhārtha distinguishes Rāma’s innocence

In the sequence: he wants the granary and treasury sent too, so that Rāma can live comfortably and perform religious rites while Bharata governs Ayodhyā

2.32.8

bharataś ca mahābāhur ayodhyāṃ pālayiṣyati
sarvakāmaiḥ punaḥ śrīmān rāmaḥ saṃsādhyatām iti

And mighty-armed Bharata will govern Ayodhyā; furthermore, let the illustrious Rāma be furnished with every object of desire.”

Words: bharataś — Bharata; ca — and; mahābāhur — mighty-armed; ayodhyāṃ — Ayodhyā; pālayiṣyati — will protect, govern; sarvakāmaiḥ — with all objects of desire; punaḥ — furthermore, moreover; śrīmān — the illustrious, glorious; rāmaḥ — Rāma; saṃsādhyatām — let (him) be furnished, provided; iti — thus

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.