प्रपत्स्यते राज्यमिदं हि राघवो यदि ध्रुवं त्वं ससुता च तप्यसे।
अतो हि कल्याणि यतस्व तत्तथा यथा सुतस्ते भरतोऽभिषेक्ष्यते॥
prapatsyate rājyam idaṁ hi rāghavo
yadi dhruvaṁ tvaṁ sasutā ca tapsyase
ato hi kalyāṇi yatasva tat tathā
yathā sutas te bharato ’bhiṣekṣyate
prapatsyate = attains; rājyam = kingdom; idam hi = this; rāghavaḥ = Rāghava; yadi = if; dhruvam = certainly; tvam = you; sasutā ca = and your son; tapsyase = will suffer; ataḥ hi = so; kalyāṇi = O auspicious lady; yatasva = endeavor; tat1 tathā yathā sutaḥ = son; te = your; bharataḥ = Bharata; abhiṣekṣyate = to have coronated
If Rāghava attains this kingdom, you and your son will certainly suffer. So, O auspicious lady, endeavor to have your son Bharata coronated.
1 Technical note: yathā te sutaḥ bharataḥ abhiṣekṣyate tathā tat yatasva.