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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.40.8

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

2.40.8

jñānavṛddho vayobālo mṛdur vīryaguṇānvitaḥ
anurūpaḥ sa vo bhartā bhaviṣyati bhayāpahaḥ

Mature in wisdom though young in years, gentle and endowed with heroic virtues, he will prove a fitting lord for you, a dispeller of fear.

Words: jñānavṛddho — aged in wisdom, mature in knowledge; vayobālo — young in age; mṛdur — gentle, soft; vīryaguṇānvitaḥ — endowed with heroic qualities; anurūpaḥ — fitting, suitable; sa — he; vo — for you; bhartā — lord, protector; bhaviṣyati — will be, become; bhayāpahaḥ — dispeller of fear

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.