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 ॥५॥
adya te katicidrātryaś cyutasyāryakaveśmanaḥ |
api nādhvaśramaśaśīghraṁ rathenāpatatas tava ||5||
اے مہاراج! جب سے تم اپنے عالی نسب دادا کے محل سے روانہ ہوئے ہو، اب کتنی راتیں گزر چکی ہیں؟ اور کیا تیز رفتاری سے رتھ میں سفر نے تمہیں راہ کی تھکن سے نڈھال نہیں کر دیا؟
How many nights have you spent (on the way) since you left your noble grandfather's residence? Hasn't the hurried journey (over such a long distance) on the chariot left you exhausted?
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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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