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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.23

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 86: Bharadvāja directs Bharata to Citrakūṭa. The Mandākinī and leaf hut identify Rāma’s home, Bharata introduces the Queens and is urged not to blame Kaikeyī

In the sequence: asked to identify them, Bharata introduces Kausalyā and Sumitrā with affection, then bitterly identifies Kaikeyī as the cause of the disaster

2.86.23

etasyās tau sutau devyāḥ kumārau devavarṇinau
ubhau lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau vīrau satyaparākramau

The two sons of this queen are the youths of godlike hue, both Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna, heroes of true valour.

Words: etasyās — of this; tau — the two; sutau — sons; devyāḥ — of the queen; kumārau — the two youths, princes; devavarṇinau — of godlike hue; ubhau — both; lakṣmaṇaśatrughnau — Lakṣmaṇa and Śatrughna; vīrau — the two heroes; satyaparākramau — of true valour

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.