Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 76: Bharata’s declaration to the assembly · 2.76.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 76: Bharata’s declaration to the assembly. He rejects the throne offered by Vasiṣṭha, declares Rāma the rightful ruler and orders Sumantra to prepare the expedition

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha addresses the assembled court

2.76.1

tām āryagaṇasaṃpūrṇāṃ bharataḥ pragrahāṃ sabhām
dadarśa buddhisaṃpannaḥ pūrṇacandrāṃ niśām iva

Bharata, endowed with wisdom, gazed upon that eminent assembly-hall filled with the host of noble men, like a night graced by the full moon.

Words: tām — that; āryagaṇasaṃpūrṇāṃ — filled with the host of noble ones; bharataḥ — Bharata; pragrahāṃ — eminent, held foremost; sabhām — the assembly-hall; dadarśa — gazed upon, saw; buddhisaṃpannaḥ — endowed with wisdom; pūrṇacandrāṃ — having a full moon; niśām iva — like a night

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.