Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 73: Bharata Decides to Bring Rāma Back
Text 2.73.11
तथा ज्येष्ठा हि मे माता कौसल्या दीर्घदर्शिनी।
त्वयि धर्मं समास्थाय भगिन्यामिव वर्तते॥
tathā jyeṣṭhā hi me mātā kausalyā dīrgha-darśinī
tvayi dharmaṁ samāsthāya bhaginyām iva vartate
tathā = and; jyeṣṭhā hi = elder; me = My; mātā = mother; kausalyā = Kausalyā; dīrgha-darśinī = is foresighted; tvayi = with you; dharmam = of dharma; samāsthāya = taking shelter; bhaginyām = you were her sister; iva = as if; vartate = she deals.
And My elder mother Kausalyā is foresighted. Taking shelter of dharma, she deals with you as if you were her sister.
“Foresighted” refers to one who can see calamities that can take place over a long period of time: dūrānarthasya sandarśī dīrgha-dṛṣṭiḥ prakīrtitaḥ.