Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 30
अयोध्यावासिजनानुरागः
The People and Brahmins Follow Rama toward Exile
अनुगन्तुमशक्ता स्त्वां मूलैरुद्धतवेगिनः।उन्नता वायुवेगेन विक्रोशन्तीव पादपाः।।।।
anugantum aśaktās tvāṁ mūlair uddhataveginaḥ | unnatā vāyuvegena vikrośantīva pādapāḥ ||
The trees, lifted and driven by the wind’s force, seem as though they would follow you; yet bound by their roots and unable to go, they appear to cry out.
Although the trees uplifted by the speed of the wind, intend to follow you, their movement is stalled by their roots. Unable, they appear to be weeping.
FAQs
Dharma-centered greatness affects all existence: the text poetically suggests that even nature responds to the suffering created by separation from the righteous.
As Rama departs, the narration heightens the atmosphere of lament by describing trees as if they try to follow but cannot.
Rama’s universal belovedness: his righteousness evokes attachment and grief beyond human society.