Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 1
तत्र न्यवसद्भ्रात्रा सह सत्कारसत्कृतः। मातुलेनाश्वपतिना पुत्रस्नेहेन लालितः
tatra nyavasadbhrātrā saha satkārasatkṛtaḥ| mātulenāśvapatinā putrasnehena lālitaḥ
Treated with warm hospitality and fatherly affection by his maternal uncle Aswapati, Bharata stayed on there along with his brother.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Bharata and Shatrughna are treated with warmth and fatherly affection by their uncle. The verse emphasises that they are not in exile or hardship — they are honoured guests. When the news from Ayodhya reaches them, they will have to choose between comfort and duty.
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