Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 52: Rāma Crosses the Gaṅgā on Guha’s Boat
Text 2.52.34
भरतश्चापि वक्तव्यो यथा राजनि वर्तसे।
तथा मातृषु वर्तेथाः सर्वास्वेवाविशेषतः॥
bharataś cāpi vaktavyo yathā rājani vartase
tathā mātṛṣu vartethāḥ sarvāsv evāviśeṣataḥ
vaktavyaḥ = tell; bharataḥ ca api = Bharata; yathā = just as; rājani = to the king; vartase = You are subordinate; tathā mātṛṣu = of Your mothers; vartethāḥ = become subordinate; sarvāsu eva = to all; aviśeṣataḥ = without discrimination.
Tell Bharata: “Just as You are subordinate to the king, become subordinate to all of Your mothers without discrimination.