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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.86.5

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: The next morning Bharata thanks Bharadvāja, saying that even the servants have been fully cared for

2.86.5

sukhoṣito 'smi bhagavan samagrabalavāhanaḥ
tarpitaḥ sarvakāmaiś ca sāmātyo balavat tvayā

“I have passed the night in comfort, O venerable one, together with my whole army and its mounts; and I, with my ministers, have been abundantly gratified by you with all delights.

Words: sukhoṣito 'smi — I have dwelt happily; bhagavan — O venerable one; samagrabalavāhanaḥ — with my whole army and mounts; tarpitaḥ — gratified; sarvakāmaiś ca — and with all desires; sāmātyo — with my ministers; balavat — abundantly, mightily; tvayā — by 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.