एवम् in this way, शोकसन्तप्तम् tormented with grief, कैकयीसुतम् son of Kaikeyi, तं भरतम् to that Bharata, वदताम् among the eloquent, श्रेष्ठः best, श्रेष्ठवाक् a man of excellent speech, वसिष्ठः ऋषिः sage Vasistha, उवाच said.

Vasistha, the most eloquent and the best of ascetics said to Bharata, the son of Kaikeyi who was tormented with grief: Bharata performs funeral rites of king Dasaratha on the bank of Sarayu.