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THE RAMAYANA
Therefere, what that father, the cause
of my origin, king Dasaratha, has com-
manded me to do-that shall not be
falsified."
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण भरतः प्रत्यनन्तरम् ।
उवाच परमोदारः सूतं परमदुर्मनाः ॥
As soon as Rama had spoken thus, the
extremely noble Bharata, being highly
afflicted with grief, said to the charioteer :
इह मे स्थण्डिले शीघ्र कुशानास्तर सारथे ।
आर्य प्रत्युपवेक्ष्यामि यावन्मे न प्रसीदति ॥
"O charioteer, here on this ground
spread the Kusa grass. I will lie down
before my noble brother (and abstain
from food) as long as he does not accede
to my request."
तमुवाच महातेजा रामो राजर्षिसत्तमः ॥
Rama, of great effulgence and the fore-
most of saintly kings, said to Bharata :
किं मां भरत कुर्वाणं तात प्रत्युपवेक्ष्यसि ॥
"O dear Bharata, what would you have
me do by your lying down thus (abstain-
ing from food) ?
THE RAMAYANA
Therefere, what that father, the cause
of my origin, king Dasaratha, has com-
manded me to do-that shall not be
falsified."
एवमुक्तस्तु रामेण भरतः प्रत्यनन्तरम् ।
उवाच परमोदारः सूतं परमदुर्मनाः ॥
As soon as Rama had spoken thus, the
extremely noble Bharata, being highly
afflicted with grief, said to the charioteer :
इह मे स्थण्डिले शीघ्र कुशानास्तर सारथे ।
आर्य प्रत्युपवेक्ष्यामि यावन्मे न प्रसीदति ॥
"O charioteer, here on this ground
spread the Kusa grass. I will lie down
before my noble brother (and abstain
from food) as long as he does not accede
to my request."
तमुवाच महातेजा रामो राजर्षिसत्तमः ॥
Rama, of great effulgence and the fore-
most of saintly kings, said to Bharata :
किं मां भरत कुर्वाणं तात प्रत्युपवेक्ष्यसि ॥
"O dear Bharata, what would you have
me do by your lying down thus (abstain-
ing from food) ?