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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.27

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: commanders assemble their forces, households prepare for departure, and the chariots and other transport are brought together.

2.76.27

sa rāghavaḥ satyadhṛtiḥ pratāpavān bruvan suyuktaṃ dṛḍhasatyavikramaḥ
guruṃ mahāraṇyagataṃ yaśasvinaṃ prasādayiṣyan bharato 'bravīt tadā

Then Bharata — that Rāghava, firm in truth, majestic, of steadfast truth and prowess — speaking what was fitting and wishing to win over his illustrious elder who had gone to the great forest, said:

Words: sa — he; rāghavaḥ — the Rāghava; satyadhṛtiḥ — firm in truth; pratāpavān — majestic, valorous; bruvan — speaking; suyuktaṃ — what is fitting, apt; dṛḍhasatyavikramaḥ — of steadfast truth and prowess; guruṃ — the elder (Rāma); mahāraṇyagataṃ — gone to the great forest; yaśasvinaṃ — the illustrious; prasādayiṣyan — wishing to win over, propitiate; bharato — Bharata; 'bravīt — said; tadā — then

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.