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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.93.36

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: overcome before reaching his feet, he falls and can scarcely speak

2.93.36

ity evaṃ vilapan dīnaḥ prasvinnamukhapaṅkajaḥ
pādāv aprāpya rāmasya papāta bharato rudan

Thus lamenting, wretched, his lotus-face bathed in sweat, Bharata, weeping, fell down before he could even reach Rāma's feet.

Words: ity evaṃ — thus; vilapan — lamenting; dīnaḥ — wretched; prasvinnamukhapaṅkajaḥ — his lotus-face bathed in sweat; pādāv — the two feet; aprāpya — not having reached; rāmasya — of Rāma; papāta — fell down; bharato — Bharata; rudan — weeping

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.