Valmiki Ramayana 2.8.29

भरतस्यानुवशगः शत्रुघ्नोऽपि समं गतः ।लक्ष्मणो हि यथा रामं तथासौ भरतं गतः॥

bharatasyānuvaśagaḥ śatrughno'pi samaṃ gataḥ |lakṣmaṇo hi yathā rāmaṃ tathāsau bharataṃ gataḥ ||

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.