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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.84.9

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

2.84.9

tatheti ca pratijñāya bharadvājo mahātapāḥ
bharataṃ pratyuvācedaṃ rāghavasnehabandhanāt

And Bharadvāja of great austerity, affirming “So it is [well],” answered Bharata as follows, out of the bond of his affection for Rāghava:

Words: tatheti — “so [it is]”; ca — and; pratijñāya — having assented, affirmed; bharadvājo — Bharadvāja; mahātapāḥ — of great austerity; bharataṃ — to Bharata; pratyuvācedaṃ — replied this; rāghavasnehabandhanāt — from the bond of affection for Rāghava

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.