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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 85: Bharadvāja’s divine feast. Invoked devatās provide the army with food, drink and comforts, Bharata honours Rāma’s throne and sits as a minister

In the sequence: Bharata says the pādya, arghya and ātithya already offered is enough, but Bharadvāja wishes to prepare a feast for the entire army

2.85.3

athovāca bharadvājo bharataṃ prahasann iva
jāne tvāṃ prīti saṃyuktaṃ tuṣyes tvaṃ yena kena cit

Then Bharadvāja said to Bharata, smiling as it were: “I know you to be full of affection; you would be content with anything whatever.

Words: athovāca — then said; bharadvājo — Bharadvāja; bharataṃ — to Bharata; prahasann iva — smiling as it were; jāne — I know; tvāṃ — you; prīti saṃyuktaṃ — full of affection; tuṣyes — you would be content; tvaṃ — you; yena kena cit — with anything whatever

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.