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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.69.4

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

2.69.4

sa tu rāmānujaś cāpi śatrughnasahitas tadā
pratasthe bharato yatra kausalyāyā niveśanam

And that Bharata too, the younger brother of Rāma, accompanied by Śatrughna, then set out for where Kausalyā's dwelling was.

Words: sa — he; tu — and; rāmānujaś — the younger brother of Rāma; cāpi — and too; śatrughnasahitas — accompanied by Śatrughna; tadā — then; pratasthe — set out; bharato — Bharata; yatra — where; kausalyāyā — of Kausalyā; niveśanam — dwelling, residence

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.