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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.84.14

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: distressed that even the maharṣi suspects him, Bharata rejects his mother's actions

2.84.14

evam ukto bharadvājaṃ bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha
paryaśru nayano duḥkhād vācā saṃsajjamānayā

So addressed, Bharata answered Bharadvāja, his eyes brimming with tears from grief, in a voice that faltered:

Words: evam — thus; ukto — addressed; bharadvājaṃ — to Bharadvāja; bharataḥ — Bharata; pratyuvāca — replied; ha — indeed; paryaśru nayano — with tear-filled eyes; duḥkhād — from grief; vācā — with a voice; saṃsajjamānayā — faltering, sticking

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.