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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.84.20

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.

2.84.20

jāne caitan manaḥsthaṃ te dṛḍhīkaraṇam astv iti
apṛcchaṃ tvāṃ tavātyarthaṃ kīrtiṃ samabhivardhayan

And I know this that is in your mind; let it be but a confirmation — I questioned you only to make your glory grow the greater.

Words: jāne — I know; caitan — and this; manaḥsthaṃ — abiding in the mind; te — your; dṛḍhīkaraṇam — a confirmation, strengthening; astv — let it be; iti — thus; apṛcchaṃ — I asked; tvāṃ — you; tavātyarthaṃ — your exceedingly; kīrtiṃ — fame, glory; samabhivardhayan — increasing

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.