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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.84.7

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: they exchange inquiries about the Kingdom and hermitage, but the maharṣi, already aware of Daśaratha's death, does not ask after him

2.84.7

ayodhyāyāṃ bale kośe mitreṣv api ca mantriṣu
jānan daśarathaṃ vṛttaṃ na rājānam udāharat

He asked about Ayodhyā, the army, the treasury, and about allies and ministers as well; but knowing that Daśaratha had passed away, he did not mention the king.

Words: ayodhyāyāṃ — about Ayodhyā; bale — the army; kośe — the treasury; mitreṣv — among allies; api — also; ca — and; mantriṣu — among ministers; jānan — knowing; daśarathaṃ — Daśaratha; vṛttaṃ — deceased, come to his end; na — not; rājānam — the king; udāharat — mentioned, uttered

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.