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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.27

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: Bharadvāja asks him not to blame her, assuring him that the exile will have a good outcome

2.86.27

bharadvājo maharṣis taṃ bruvantaṃ bharataṃ tadā
pratyuvāca mahābuddhir idaṃ vacanam arthavat

To Bharata as he spoke thus, the great sage Bharadvāja of great wisdom then made this meaningful reply:

Words: bharadvājo — Bharadvāja; maharṣis — the great sage; taṃ — him; bruvantaṃ — speaking; bharataṃ — Bharata; tadā — then; pratyuvāca — replied; mahābuddhir — of great wisdom; idaṃ — this; vacanam — word; arthavat — meaningful

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.