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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.84.19

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: Bharadvāja says he already knew Bharata's intention and asked so that his character would become evident → he identifies Citrakūṭa as Rāma's home but invites Bharata to rest before going there the next day.

2.84.19

uvāca taṃ bharadvājaḥ prasādād bharataṃ vacaḥ
tvayy etat puruṣavyāghraṃ yuktaṃ rāghavavaṃśaje
guruvṛttir damaś caiva sādhūnāṃ cānuyāyitā

Bharadvāja graciously spoke these words to Bharata: “This is fitting in you, tiger among men, born in the line of Raghu — dutiful service to elders, self-restraint, and the following of the good.

Words: uvāca — said; taṃ — to him; bharadvājaḥ — Bharadvāja; prasādād — graciously; bharataṃ — to Bharata; vacaḥ — words; tvayy — in you; etat — this; puruṣavyāghraṃ — O tiger among men; yuktaṃ — fitting, proper; rāghavavaṃśaje — O one born in Rāghava's line; guruvṛttir — dutiful conduct toward elders; damaś — self-restraint; caiva — and indeed; sādhūnāṃ — of the good; cānuyāyitā — and the following

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.