Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 69: Kausalyā accepts Bharata’s innocence · 2.69.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 69: Kausalyā accepts Bharata’s innocence. Suspected of seeking the Kingdom, Bharata invokes curses on anyone who approved the exile and wins her trust

In the sequence: Hearing Bharata, Kausalyā goes to see him as he and Śatrughna also approach her; the brothers support her when she collapses

2.69.1

tathaiva krośatas tasya bharatasya mahātmanaḥ
kausalyā śabdam ājñāya sumitrām idam abravīt

Just so, recognizing the cry of that great-souled Bharata as he wept, Kausalyā spoke this to Sumitrā.

Words: tathaiva — just so; krośatas — of him crying out; tasya — that; bharatasya — of Bharata; mahātmanaḥ — great-souled; kausalyā — Kausalyā; śabdam — the sound, cry; ājñāya — having recognized, made out; sumitrām — to Sumitrā; idam — this; abravīt — spoke

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.