Having said this, the virtuous Bharata attached to his brother spoke to Sumantra skilled in counsel, who was by, saying.
एवमुक्त्वा तु धर्मात्मा भरतो भ्रातृवत्सलः। समीपस्थमुवाचेदं सुमन्त्रं मन्त्रकोविदम्॥