Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 100: Rāma Instructs Bharata About the Duties of a King
Text 2.100.2
कथञ्चिदभिविज्ञाय विवर्णवदनं कृशम्।
भ्रातरं भरतं रामः परिजग्राह बाहुना॥
kathañcid abhivijñāya vivarṇa-vadanaṁ kṛśam
bhrātaraṁ bharataṁ rāmaḥ parijagrāha bāhunā
kathañcit = with great difficulty; abhivijñāya = therefore recognized Him; vivarṇa-vadanam = with a pale face; kṛśam = was emaciated; bhrātaram = Rāma’s brother; bharatam = Bharata; rāmaḥ = Rāma; parijagrāha = He then caught; bāhunā = with His arm.
Rāma’s brother was emaciated with a pale face. Therefore Rāma recognized Him with great difficulty. He then caught Bharata with His arm.