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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.34

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: Bharata orders the army to prepare, and the expedition heads south, with the Queens eager to see Rāma.

2.86.34

sa cārkataruṇābhāsāṃ niyuktāṃ śibikāṃ śubhām
āsthāya prayayau śrīmān bharataḥ saparicchadaḥ

And the illustrious Bharata, with his retinue, mounting a splendid palanquin harnessed to bearers and shining like the young sun, set forth.

Words: sa — he; cārkataruṇābhāsāṃ — and shining like the young sun; niyuktāṃ — harnessed, appointed; śibikāṃ — palanquin; śubhām — splendid, fine; āsthāya — having mounted; prayayau — set forth; śrīmān — the illustrious; bharataḥ — Bharata; saparicchadaḥ — with his retinue

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.