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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.12

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: Bharata protests that he knew nothing of the scheme and has always loved his brother

2.69.12

evaṃ vilapamānāṃ tāṃ bharataḥ prāñjalis tadā
kausalyāṃ pratyuvācedaṃ śokair bahubhir āvṛtām

To Kausalyā thus lamenting, enveloped in many griefs, Bharata then, with joined palms, answered this:

Words: evaṃ — thus; vilapamānāṃ — lamenting; tāṃ — her; bharataḥ — Bharata; prāñjalis — with joined palms; tadā — then; kausalyāṃ — Kausalyā; pratyuvācedaṃ — answered this; śokair — with griefs; bahubhir — many; āvṛtām — enveloped, covered

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.