Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 36: Kaikeyī Forbids the King from Sending Wealth With RāmaText 2.36.9
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 36: Kaikeyī Forbids the King from Sending Wealth With Rāma
Text 2.36.9
भरतश्च महाबाहुरयोध्यां पालयिष्यति।
सर्वकामैः सह श्रीमान्रामः संसाध्यतामिति॥
bharataś ca mahā-bāhur ayodhyāṁ pālayiṣyati
sarva-kāmaiḥ saha śrīmān rāmaḥ saṁsādhyatām iti
bharataḥ ca = Bharata; mahā-bāhuḥ = the mighty-armed; ayodhyām = Ayodhyā; pālayiṣyati = will maintain; sarva-kāmaiḥ = all objects of desire; saha = with; śrīmān = the handsome; rāmaḥ = Rāma; saṁsādhyatām iti = send.
The mighty-armed Bharata will maintain Ayodhyā. Send the handsome Rāma with all objects of desire.
“The mighty-armed Bharata will protect Ayodhyā” is a sarcastic statement.