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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.76.9

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: Bharata refuses to take the position of his virtuous elder brother, saying that both he and the Kingdom belong to Rāma

2.76.9

sa bāṣpakalayā vācā kalahaṃsasvaro yuvā
vilalāpa sabhāmadhye jagarhe ca purohitam

He, the young man whose voice was like a wild goose's, lamented in the midst of the assembly in a voice faltering with tears, and reproached the family priest:

Words: sa — he; bāṣpakalayā — tear-choked, faltering with tears; vācā — with (his) voice; kalahaṃsasvaro — whose voice is like a wild goose's; yuvā — the young man; vilalāpa — lamented; sabhāmadhye — in the midst of the assembly; jagarhe — reproached, censured; ca — and; purohitam — the family priest

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.