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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.93.29

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 93: Bharata finds Rāma. Bark markers and smoke lead him to the hut, he falls before his brother in tapasvin dress, Rāma embraces him & Śatrughna

In the sequence: Bharata runs toward him, contrasting the tapasvin's appearance with the royal life he should have had

2.93.29

dṛṣṭvā ca vilalāpārto bāṣpasaṃdigdhayā girā
aśaknuvan dhārayituṃ dhairyād vacanam abravīt

And seeing him, stricken, he lamented in a voice choked with tears; unable to restrain himself, he spoke these words with an effort at composure.

Words: dṛṣṭvā — having seen; ca — and; vilalāpārto — lamented, being stricken; bāṣpasaṃdigdhayā — choked with tears; girā — with a voice; aśaknuvan — being unable; dhārayituṃ — to restrain, hold back; dhairyād — by (an effort at) firmness; vacanam — words; abravīt — spoke

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.