Valmiki Ramayana 2.9.9
कथय त्वं ममोपायं केनोपायेन मन्थरे ।भरतः प्राप्नुयाद्रज्यं न तु रामः कथंचन॥
kathaya tvaṃ mamopāyaṃ kenopāyena manthare |bharataḥ prāpnuyādrajyaṃ na tu rāmaḥ kathaṃcana ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.