गोमूत्रयावकं श्रुत्वा भ्रातरं वल्कलाम्बरम् महाकारुणिको ऽतप्यज्जटिलं स्थण्डिलेशयम्
go-mūtra-yāvakaṁ śrutvā bhrātaraṁ valkalāmbaram mahā-kāruṇiko 'tapyaj jaṭilaṁ sthaṇḍile-śayam
Synonyms
go-mūtra-yāvakam—eating barley boiled in the urine of a cow; śrutvā—hearing; bhrātaram—His brother Bharata; valkala-ambaram—covered with the bark of trees; mahā-kāruṇikaḥ—the supremely merciful Lord Rāmacandra; atapyat—lamented very much; jaṭilam—wearing matted locks of hair; sthaṇḍile-śayam—lying down on a grass mattress, or kuśāsana..
Translation
Upon reaching Ayodhyā, Lord Rāmacandra heard that in His absence His brother Bharata was eating barley cooked in the urine of a cow, covering His body with the bark of trees, wearing matted locks of hair, and lying on a mattress of kuśa. The most merciful Lord very much lamented this.