Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 75: Bharata’s Conversation with Kausalyā-devī
Text 2.75.18
एवं विलपमानां तां भरतः प्राञ्जलिस्तदा।
कौसल्यां प्रत्युवाचेदं शोकैर्बहुभिरावृताम्॥
evaṁ vilapamānāṁ tāṁ bharataḥ prāñjalis tadā
kausalyāṁ pratyuvācedaṁ śokair bahubhir āvṛtām
evam vilapamānām tām = when she lamented as described above; bharataḥ = Bharata; prāñjaliḥ tadā = joined His palms in supplication; kausalyām = Kausalyā; pratyuvāca = and replied to her; idam = as follows; śokaiḥ bahubhiḥ = in extreme distress; āvṛtām = was overwhelmed.
Kausalyā was overwhelmed in extreme distress. When she lamented as described above, Bharata joined His palms in supplication and replied to her as follows.