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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.40.9

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

2.40.9

sa hi rājaguṇair yukto yuvarājaḥ samīkṣitaḥ
api cāpi mayā śiṣṭaiḥ kāryaṃ vo bhartṛśāsanam

For he, endowed with royal virtues, has been marked out as crown prince; and moreover, since you have been instructed by me, the command of your lord must be obeyed by you.

Words: sa — he; hi — for, indeed; rājaguṇair — with royal qualities; yukto — endowed, joined; yuvarājaḥ — crown prince; samīkṣitaḥ — looked upon, appointed; api cāpi — and moreover; mayā — by me; śiṣṭaiḥ — by (you) who have been instructed; kāryaṃ — must be done; vo — by you; bhartṛśāsanam — the command of your lord

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.