Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 84: Bharadvāja questions Bharata · 2.84.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.84.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 84: Bharadvāja questions Bharata. Bharata leaves his army and weapons behind, denies seeking to eliminate his brothers and is invited to stay before continuing

In the sequence: Bharata halts the army away from the hermitage, lays aside his weapons, and approaches on foot behind Vasiṣṭha

2.84.1

bharadvājāśramaṃ dṛṣṭvā krośād eva nararṣabhaḥ
balaṃ sarvam avasthāpya jagāma saha mantribhiḥ

Sighting Bharadvāja's hermitage from a krośa away, that bull among men halted his whole army and went forward with his ministers.

Words: bharadvājāśramaṃ — Bharadvāja's hermitage; dṛṣṭvā — having seen; krośād — from a krośa (about two miles); eva — even, only; nararṣabhaḥ — the bull among men; balaṃ — the army, force; sarvam — whole; avasthāpya — having halted, stationed; jagāma — went; saha — together with; mantribhiḥ — with the ministers

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.