Valmiki Ramayana 2.74.35: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 74, Shloka 35
भरतस्य कैकेयी-गर्हा तथा सुरभि-दृष्टान्तः
Bharata’s Reproach of Kaikeyi and the Surabhi Exemplum
इति नाग इवारण्ये तोमराङ्कुशचोदितः ।
पपात भुवि सङ्कृद्धो निश्श्वसन्निव पन्नगः ॥३५॥
iti nāga ivāraṇye tomarāṅkuśa-coditaḥ |
papāta bhuvi saṅkruddho niśśvasann iva pannagaḥ ||35||
فلما قال ذلك، سقط بهاراتا على الأرض غاضبًا، كفيلٍ في الغابة تُساقه الرماح والمِهاميز، يزفر ويُصوّت كالأفعى.
In this way like an elephant driven by prods and goads in the forest, highly enraged Bharata hissing like a serpent dropped down on the ground.
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The verse depicts the emotional cost of dharma-violation: righteous persons may be overwhelmed by grief and anger when justice and truth are disrupted.
After condemning Kaikeyi and declaring his resolve, Bharata—overcome by rage and sorrow—falls to the ground.
Moral sensitivity: Bharata’s intense reaction signals how deeply he values dharma and how unbearable adharma is to him.
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