पादुके चास्य राज्याय न्यासं दत्वा पुन:पुन: । निवर्तयामास ततो भरतं भरताग्रज: ।।1.1.37।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
भरताग्रज: Bharata's elder brother, Rama, राज्याय to rule the kingdom, अस्य to him, पादुके his own sandals, न्यासम् in deposit, as symbol of authority, दत्वा having given, तत: thereafter, पुन:पुन: repeatedly, भरतम् Bharata, निवर्तयामास persuaded him to return to the capital.
English Commentary
Having handed over his sandals to Bharata as symbol of authority for ruling the kingdom, Rama persuaded him again and again to return to the capital.