Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 95: Rāma’s offerings for Daśaratha · 2.95.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.95.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 95: Rāma’s offerings for Daśaratha. Hearing of his death, Rāma collapses, then offers Mandākinī water and iṅgudī paste with jujube as his own forest fare

In the sequence: Bharata says he does not want the Kingdom and asks Rāma to return as the rightful elder

2.95.1

rāmasya vacanaṃ śrutvā bharataḥ pratyuvāca ha
kiṃ me dharmād vihīnasya rājadharmaḥ kariṣyati

Having heard Rāma's words, Bharata replied: “What will the royal duty avail me, who am bereft of righteousness?

Words: rāmasya — of Rāma; vacanaṃ — words; śrutvā — having heard; bharataḥ — Bharata; pratyuvāca — replied; ha — indeed; kiṃ — what; me — for me; dharmād — from righteousness; vihīnasya — of one bereft; rājadharmaḥ — the royal duty; kariṣyati — will do, will avail

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.