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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.3

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

2.76.3

rājñas tu prakṛtīḥ sarvāḥ samagrāḥ prekṣya dharmavit
idaṃ purohito vākyaṃ bharataṃ mṛdu cābravīt

Seeing all the king's subjects fully assembled, the family priest, knower of dharma, gently spoke these words to Bharata:

Words: rājñas — of the king; tu — and; prakṛtīḥ sarvāḥ — all the subjects; samagrāḥ — fully assembled, complete; prekṣya — having seen; dharmavit — the knower of dharma; idaṃ — this; purohito — the family priest; vākyaṃ — speech; bharataṃ — to Bharata; mṛdu — gently, softly; cābravīt — and spoke

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.