Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 55: Rāma Leaves Bharadvāja’s Āśrama and Crosses the YamunāText 2.55.3
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 55: Rāma Leaves Bharadvāja’s Āśrama and Crosses the Yamunā
Text 2.55.3
ततः प्रचक्रमे वक्तुं वचनं स महामुनिः।
भरद्वाजो महातेजा रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्॥
tataḥ pracakrame vaktuṁ vacanaṁ sa mahā-muniḥ
bharadvājo mahā-tejā rāmaṁ satya-parākramam
tataḥ = then; pracakrame = began; vaktum = to speak; vacanam = the following words; saḥ mahā-muniḥ = the great sage; bharadvājaḥ = Bharadvāja; mahā-tejāḥ = of great prowess; rāmam = to Rāma; satya-parākramam = who was truly brave.
Then the great sage Bharadvāja of great prowess began to speak the following words to Rāma who was truly brave.