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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.29

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: his distress convinces Kausalyā → she asks him to stop the terrible oaths, acknowledges his integrity, and blesses him

2.69.29

vihīnāṃ patiputrābhyāṃ kausalyāṃ pārthivātmajaḥ
evam āśvasayann eva duḥkhārto nipapāta ha

Even as he thus consoled Kausalyā, bereft of husband and son, the king's son, himself stricken with grief, fell down.

Words: vihīnāṃ — bereft, deprived; patiputrābhyāṃ — of husband and son; kausalyāṃ — Kausalyā; pārthivātmajaḥ — the king's son; evam — thus; āśvasayann — consoling; eva — even, indeed; duḥkhārto — stricken with grief; nipapāta — fell down; ha — indeed

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.