Verse 18·VR 2.77.18

हीनो भ्रात्रा च पित्रा च शून्याम् इक्ष्वाकु पालिताम् || २-७७-१८ अयोध्याम् न प्रवेक्ष्यामि प्रवेक्ष्यामि तपो वनम् |

tayoH vilapitam shrutvaa vyasanam ca anvavekShya tat || 2-77-19 bhR^isham aartataraa bhuuyaH sarvaeva anugaaminaH |

Translation

"Bereft of my brother and father, I can not return to the deserted city of Ayodhya, where Ikshvaku used to reign. I shall retire to a hermitage."

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Bharata and Shatrughna Grieve on Cremation Ground

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