Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 7
भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम् · Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya
सशीतीकृत्य तु गात्राणि क्लान्तानाश्वास्य वाजिनः ।
तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च प्रायादादाय चोदकम् ॥७॥
saśītīkṛtya tu gātrāṇi klāntān āśvāsya vājinaḥ |
tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca prāyād ādāya codakam ||7||
ເມື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ອວຍວະເຢັນລົງ ແລະປອບໂລມມ້າທີ່ເມື່ອຍລ້າໃຫ້ຟື້ນຄືນແລ້ວ ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ອາບນ້ຳ ແລະດື່ມນ້ຳຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ; ຈາກນັ້ນຈຶ່ງອອກເດີນທາງຕໍ່ ພ້ອມທັງນຳນ້ຳຕິດຕົວໄປ
The weary horses rested and cooled their bodies. And they bathed and drank. They set out again refreshed taking with them a store of water.
FAQs
Dharma includes humane stewardship—care for animals and attendants is part of righteous conduct, even during urgent travel.
The traveling party pauses to bathe, drink, and restore the horses, then resumes the journey with stored water.
Consideration and discipline—Bharata’s expedition proceeds methodically, not recklessly.
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