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AYODHYAKANDA
 
He (Rama ) is well-versed in dharma,
well-disciplined by teachers, grateful, of true
speech and pure heart. Rama, being the
king's eldest son, deserves therefore
be Yuvaraja.
 
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यथा मे भरतो मान्यस्तथा भूयोऽपि राघवः ।
कौसल्यातोऽतिरिक्तं च स तु शुश्रूषते हि माम् ॥
 
As Bharata is to be cherished by me, much
more so indeed is Raghava. For he attends
on me with greater devotion than he does
on Kausalya.
 
राज्यं यदि हि रामस्य भरतस्यापि तत्तदा ।
 
मन्यते हि यथाऽऽत्मानं तथा भ्रातृ॑स्तु राधवः॥
 
If the kingdom goes to Rama, then it
goes to Bharata too. For, Rama considers
his brothers as his very self."
 
कैकेय्या वचनं श्रुत्वा मन्थरा भृशदुःखिता ।
दीर्घमुष्णं विनिश्वस्य कैकेयीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥
 
Hearing the words of Kaikeyi, Manthara,
greatly distressed and heaving a long and
hot sigh, spoke thus to Kaikeyi :