Verse 16·VR 2.72.16

तत् श्रुत्वा भरतः वाक्यम् धर्म अभिजनवान् शुचिः | पपात सहसा भूमौ पितृ शोक बल अर्दितः || २-७२-१६

tat shrutvaa bharataH vaakyam dharma abhijanavaan shuciH | papaata sahasaa bhuumau pitR^i shoka bala arditaH || 2-72-16

Translation

Bharata, a righteous man with a noble descent and an honest man, hearing that news , immediately fell down on the ground, being exceedingly tormented by the grief for his father.

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Kaikeyi Informs Bharata about the Death of Dasaratha

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