Bharata
Hindu · mortal · heroic age · Recorded classification
Parentage
- father: DasharathaSon of Dasharatha by Kaikeyi.Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 18 (primary)
Epithets
- कैकेयीसुत son of KaikeyiValmiki Ramayana, Ayodhya Kanda (primary)
Relations
- father: DasharathaSon of Dasharatha by Kaikeyi.Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 18 (primary)
- half sibling: RamaYounger half-brother of Rama, by a different queen-mother (Kaikeyi vs Kausalya).Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 18 (primary)
- half sibling: LakshmanaHalf-brother of Lakshmana through their shared father Dasharatha.Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 18 (primary)
- half sibling: ShatrughnaHalf-brother of Shatrughna, who was his closest loyalist.Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 18 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda 18; Ayodhya Kanda 100-115; Yuddha Kanda 131 (primary)