Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 67: Bharata rejects Kaikeyī’s scheme · 2.67.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.67.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 67: Bharata rejects Kaikeyī’s scheme. He condemns the loss of his father and elder brother, refuses the Kingdom and promises to bring Rāma back

In the sequence: Bharata asks what use a Kingdom is without his father and the elder brother who was like a father to him

2.67.1

śrutvā tu pitaraṃ vṛttaṃ bhrātaru ca vivāsitau
bharato duḥkhasaṃtapta idaṃ vacanam abravīt

Having heard that his father had passed away and that his two brothers had been sent into exile, Bharata, tormented with grief, spoke these words:

Words: śrutvā — having heard; tu — and; pitaraṃ — his father; vṛttaṃ — deceased, come to his end; bhrātaru — the two brothers; ca — and; vivāsitau — both banished; bharato — Bharata; duḥkhasaṃtapta — tormented with grief; idaṃ vacanam — these words; abravīt — spoke

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.