Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 99: Bharata Meets Rāma
Text 2.99.1
निविष्टायां तु सेनायामुत्सुको भरतस्तदा।
जगाम भ्रातरं द्रष्टुं शत्रुघ्नमनुदर्शयन्॥
niviṣṭāyāṁ tu senāyām utsuko bharatas tadā
jagāma bhrātaraṁ draṣṭuṁ śatrughnam anudarśayan
niviṣṭāyām tu = had encamped; senāyām = when the army; utsukaḥ = eagerly; bharataḥ = Bharata; tadā jagāma = went; bhrātaram = His brother Rāma; draṣṭum = to see; śatrughnam = Śatrughna; anudarśayan = while showing various signs that indicated that They were near Rāma’s āśrama.
When the army had encamped, Bharata eagerly went to see His brother Rāma while showing Śatrughna various signs that indicated that They were near Rāma’s āśrama.
This chapter describes Bharata’s meeting with Rāma.
Bharata was with His army when it had encamped. He then became eager [to meet Rāma].