Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 91: Bharadvāja’s Hospitality to Bharata, His Army and FamilyText 2.91.37
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 91: Bharadvāja’s Hospitality to Bharata, His Army and Family
Text 2.91.37
तत्र राजासनं दिव्यं व्यजनं छत्रमेव च।
भरतो मन्त्रिभिः सार्धमभ्यवर्तत राजवत्॥
tatra rājāsanaṁ divyaṁ vyajanaṁ chatram eva ca
bharato mantribhiḥ sārdham abhyavartata rājavat
tatra rājāsanaṁ divyaṁ vyajanaṁ chatram eva ca
bharato mantribhiḥ sārdham abhyavartata rājavat
tatra rājā-āsanam = a throne fit for a king; divyam = celestial; vyajanam = cāmara fan; chatram eva = royal umbrella; ca = and; bharataḥ = Bharata; mantribhiḥ = with the ministers; sārdham = along; abhyavartata = went around; rājavat = as if they were a king.
Bharata honored [these royal paraphernalia] as if they were a king, that is, Rāma.
Along with the ministers, Bharata went around a celestial throne fit for a king, cāmara fan and royal umbrella as if they were a king.