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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.3

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

2.69.3

evam uktvā sumitrāṃ sā vivarṇā malināmbarā
pratasthe bharato yatra vepamānā vicetanā

Having spoken thus to Sumitrā, she—pale, in soiled garments, trembling and bereft of her senses—set out for where Bharata was.

Words: evam — thus; uktvā — having spoken; sumitrāṃ — to Sumitrā; sā — she; vivarṇā — pale, discoloured; malināmbarā — in soiled garments; pratasthe — set out; bharato — Bharata; yatra — where; vepamānā — trembling; vicetanā — senseless, dazed

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.