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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.40.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 40: The citizens follow to the Tamasā. Rāma asks them to support Bharata, then leaves his chariot to walk beside the elderly brāhmaṇas

In the sequence: Rāma asks them to transfer their affection to Bharata, obey him, and help prevent Daśaratha from grieving

2.40.6

yā prītir bahumānaś ca mayy ayodhyānivāsinām
matpriyārthaṃ viśeṣeṇa bharate sā niveśyatām

Whatever love and high regard the dwellers of Ayodhyā have for me, that, especially for my sake, let it be bestowed upon Bharata.

Words: yā — which, whatever; prītir — affection, love; bahumānaś ca — and high regard; mayy — toward me; ayodhyānivāsinām — of the dwellers of Ayodhyā; matpriyārthaṃ — for my sake, to please me; viśeṣeṇa — especially, particularly; bharate — upon Bharata; sā — that; niveśyatām — let it be placed, bestowed

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.