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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.16

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: he vows to use every means to bring Rāma back, even force in the presence of the elders; if he cannot turn him back, he will remain in the forest too

2.76.16

tad vākyaṃ dharmasaṃyuktaṃ śrutvā sarve sabhāsadaḥ
harṣān mumucur aśrūṇi rāme nihitacetasaḥ

Hearing that righteous speech, all the members of the assembly, their hearts set on Rāma, shed tears of joy.

Words: tad — that; vākyaṃ — speech; dharmasaṃyuktaṃ — joined with dharma, righteous; śrutvā — having heard; sarve — all; sabhāsadaḥ — the members of the assembly; harṣān — from joy; mumucur — shed, let flow; aśrūṇi — tears; rāme — on Rāma; nihitacetasaḥ — their minds fixed

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.