Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 5
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
अद्य ते कतिचिद्रात्र्य श्च्युतस्याऽर्यकवेश्मनः।अपि नाध्वश्रमशशीघ्रं रथेनापततस्तव।।2.72.5।।
adya te katicidrātryaś cyutasyāryakaveśmanaḥ | api nādhvaśramaśaśīghraṁ rathenāpatatas tava || 2.72.5 ||
Wahai tuan, sudah berapa malam berlalu sejak engkau meninggalkan kediaman mulia kakekmu? Dan apakah perjalanan tergesa dengan kereta tidak membuatmu letih oleh penatnya jalan?
I hope he did not covet another man's wife. Like a sinner who had slain a child in embryo why has he been banished to Dandaka forest?
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The verse frames familial concern and proper reception of a returning son as part of household dharma—asking after wellbeing before entering weightier matters.
Bharata has returned from his maternal family’s home; Kaikeyī questions him about the duration and strain of his journey.
Outward solicitude and the social propriety of inquiring about a traveller’s condition.
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