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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.85.9

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

2.85.9

ānīyatām itaḥ senety ājñaptaḥ paramarṣiṇā
tathā tu cakre bharataḥ senāyāḥ samupāgamam

“Let the army be brought here” — commanded thus by the great sage, Bharata accordingly brought about the approach of the army.

Words: ānīyatām — let it be brought; itaḥ — here, from here; senety — ‘the army,’ thus; ājñaptaḥ — commanded; paramarṣiṇā — by the great sage; tathā — accordingly; tu — and; cakre — brought about, made; bharataḥ — Bharata; senāyāḥ — of the army; samupāgamam — the approach, coming near

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.