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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.6

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 explains that he kept the army away so its men and animals would not damage the hermitage's trees, water, ground, and huts → at Bharadvāja's request, he brings it forward

2.85.6

bharataḥ pratyuvācedaṃ prāñjalis taṃ tapodhanam
sasainyo nopayāto 'smi bhagavan bhagavad bhayāt

Bharata, with joined palms, answered this to that one rich in penance: “I have not come with my army, O venerable one, out of reverence for you.

Words: bharataḥ — Bharata; pratyuvācedaṃ — replied this; prāñjalis — with joined palms; taṃ — to that; tapodhanam — one rich in penance; sasainyo — with my army; nopayāto 'smi — I have not come; bhagavan — O venerable one; bhagavad bhayāt — out of reverence for you

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.