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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.23
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: he solemnly calls down on whoever consented to the exile the consequences of injustice, betrayal, abandonment of dependents, failure to protect subjects, and neglect of parents and sacred duties
2.69.23
putrair dāraiś ca bhṛtyaiś ca svagṛhe parivāritaḥ
sa eko mṛṣṭam aśnātu yasyāryo 'numate gataḥ
Surrounded in his own house by sons, wife and servants, may he alone eat the dainty fare—he at whose consent the noble one went forth.
Words: putrair — by sons; dāraiś — by a wife; ca — and; bhṛtyaiś — by servants; ca — and; svagṛhe — in his own house; parivāritaḥ — surrounded; sa — he; eko — alone; mṛṣṭam — the dainty, choice food; aśnātu — let him eat; yasyāryo — he at whose... the noble one; 'numate — at the consent; gataḥ — went (into exile)
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.