Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 111: Rāma Agrees to Accept the Throne After Returning to AyodhyāText 2.111.16
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 111: Rāma Agrees to Accept the Throne After Returning to Ayodhyā
Text 2.111.16
तमुवाच महातेजा रामो राजर्षिसत्तमः।
किं मां भरत कुर्वाणं तात प्रत्युपवेक्ष्यसि।।
tam uvāca mahā-tejā rāmo rāja-rṣi-sattamaḥ
kiṁ māṁ bharata kurvāṇaṁ tāta pratyupavekṣyasi
tam = Him; uvāca = told; mahā-tejāḥ = the greatly powerful; rāmaḥ = Rāma; rāja-ṛṣi-sattamaḥ = the best of the saintly kings; kim = what offense; mām = am I; bharata = Bharata; kurvāṇam = committing; tāta = dear; pratyupavekṣyasi = that You protest [in this manner].
The greatly powerful Rāma, the best of the saintly kings, told Him, “Dear Bharata, what offense am I committing that You protest [in this manner]?