Valmiki Ramayana 2.72.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72, Shloka 8
भरतस्य मातृसदनगमनं कैकेय्या दारुणवृत्तान्तकथनं च
Bharata in Kaikeyi’s apartments: revelation of Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s exile
अद्य मे सप्तमी रात्रिश्च्युतस्याऽर्यकवेश्मनः।अम्बायाः कुशली तात युधाजिन्मातुलश्च मे।।2.72.8।।
adya me saptamī rātriś cyutasyāryaka-veśmanaḥ |
ambāyāḥ kuśalī tāta yudhājin-mātulaś ca me ||
ថ្ងៃនេះគឺជាយប់ទីប្រាំពីរ ចាប់តាំងពីខ្ញុំចាកចេញពីគេហដ្ឋានរបស់ជីតាធំដ៏ថ្លៃថ្នូរ។ ជីតាខាងមាតា សុខសប្បាយល្អ ហើយពូខាងមាតា យុធាជិត ក៏សុខសប្បាយដែរ ព្រះបិតា។
This is the seventh night since I left my noble grandsire's residence. My mother's father, king of Kekaya and my maternal uncle Yudhajit are doing well.
FAQs
Satya within dharma: Bharata gives precise, accountable information (time elapsed, welfare of relatives), modeling truthful speech as a moral duty.
Bharata answers Kaikeyi’s questions, stating how long he has been away and confirming the well-being of the Kekaya relatives.
Integrity and clarity in speech—Bharata’s careful, factual reporting reflects disciplined character.
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