read the passage from the rámáyan of válmíki\nhis brother, fell before his feet,\nand cried, \thy claim all…

read the passage from the rámáyan of válmíki\nhis brother, fell before his feet,\nand cried, \thy claim all men allow,\no come, our lord and king be thou.\\nbut ráma nobly chose to be\nobservant of his sire’s decree.\nhe placed his sandals in his hand\na pledge that he would rule the land.\nand bade his brother turn again.\nthen bharat, finding prayer was vain,\nthe sandals took and went away,\nnor in ayodhyá would he stay.\nbut turned to nandigráma, where\nhe ruled the realm with watchful care,\nstill longing eagerly to learn\ntidings of ráma’s safe return.\nbharat is characterized as a(n) dropdown king.\noptions: ineffective, envious, reluctant, spineless

read the passage from the rámáyan of válmíki\nhis brother, fell before his feet,\nand cried, \thy claim all men allow,\no come, our lord and king be thou.\\nbut ráma nobly chose to be\nobservant of his sire’s decree.\nhe placed his sandals in his hand\na pledge that he would rule the land.\nand bade his brother turn again.\nthen bharat, finding prayer was vain,\nthe sandals took and went away,\nnor in ayodhyá would he stay.\nbut turned to nandigráma, where\nhe ruled the realm with watchful care,\nstill longing eagerly to learn\ntidings of ráma’s safe return.\nbharat is characterized as a(n) dropdown king.\noptions: ineffective, envious, reluctant, spineless

Answer

Answer:

reluctant

Brief Explanations:

Bharat wanted Rama to be king and tried to persuade him ("fell before his feet... Thy claim all men allow... our lord and king be thou"). When Rama refused and gave him the sandals as a pledge, Bharat was "reluctant" to rule in Rama's place—he took the sandals, left Ayodhya, and ruled from Nandigrama while longing for Rama's return, showing he was unwilling (reluctant) to take the throne in the way that would exclude Rama. "Ineffective" implies he couldn't rule well (not supported), "envious" would mean jealousy (he wanted Rama to rule), and "spineless" implies weakness (he showed care in ruling Nandigrama). So "reluctant" fits his hesitation to rule without Rama.