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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.14

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

2.69.14

kṛtā śāstrānugā buddhir mā bhūt tasya kadā cana
satyasaṃdhaḥ satāṃ śreṣṭho yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ

May the mind schooled in scripture never be his—he at whose consent the noble one, true to his word, the best of the good, went forth.

Words: kṛtā — made, formed; śāstrānugā — conforming to scripture; buddhir — mind, understanding; mā bhūt — let it never be; tasya — his; kadā cana — ever; satyasaṃdhaḥ — true to his word; satāṃ — of the good; śreṣṭho — best; yasyāryo — he at whose... the noble one; 'numate — at the consent; gataḥ — went (into exile)

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.