Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 26: Rāma Meets Sītā and Instructs Her
Text 2.26.33
भ्रातृपुत्रसमौ चापि द्रष्टव्यौ च विशेषतः।
त्वया भरतशत्रुघ्नौ प्राणैः प्रियतरौ मम॥
bhrātṛ-putra-samau cāpi draṣṭavyau ca viśeṣataḥ
tvayā bharata-śatrughnau prāṇaiḥ priyatarau mama
bhrātṛ-putra-samau ca api = to be like a brother or son to you; draṣṭavyau ca = should consider; viśeṣataḥ = especially; tvayā = you; bharata-śatrughnau = Bharata and Śatrughna; prāṇaiḥ = than My very life; priyatarau = who are dearer; mama = to Me.
You should especially consider Bharata and Śatrughna, who are dearer to Me than My very life, to be like a brother or son to you.