Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 84 Shloka 4

Original Shloka

बन्धयिष्यति वा दाशानथवाऽस्मान्वधिष्यति। अथ दाशरथिं रामं पित्रा राज्याद्विवासितम्।।2.84.4।। सम्पन्नां श्रियमन्विच्छन्स्तस्य राज्ञ स्सुदुर्लभाम्। भरतः कैकयीपुत्रो हन्तुं समधिगच्छति।।2.84.5।।

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English Translation

कैकयीपुत्रः Kaikeyi's son, भरतः Bharata, दाशान् fishermen, बन्धयिष्यति is going to bind us with cords?, अथवा or, अस्मान् us, वधिष्यति will slay?, अथ or, तस्य राज्ञः that king's, सम्पन्नाम् prosperous, सुदुर्लभाम् not easily obtainable, श्रियम् wealth, अन्विच्छन् wishing, पित्रा by father, राज्यात् from kingdom, विवासितम् banished, दाशरथिम् son of Dasaratha, रामम् to Rama, हन्तुम् to slay, समधिगच्छति is he marching forward?

English Commentary

Could it be that Bharata, son of Kaikeyi, has come here to bind us with the cords or to slay us? Or is he marching forward with the intention of taking possession of a prosperous, rare kingdom by slaying Rama who has been banished by his father: