Valmiki Ramayana 2.59.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 5
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
ममत्वश्वा निवृत्तस्य न प्रावर्तन्त वर्त्मनि ।
उष्णमश्रु प्रमुञ्चन्तो रामे सम्प्रस्थिते वनम् ॥५॥
mama tv aśvā nivṛttasya na prāvartanta vartmani |
uṣṇam aśru pramuñcanto rāme samprasthite vanam ||5||
لمّا مضى راما إلى الغابة ورجعتُ أنا، لم تُرِد خيولي أن تمضي في الطريق، وهي تذرف دموعاً حارّة.
When Rama set out for the forest, and I turned back, my horses shedding hot tears were reluctant to walk the path.
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Dharma is shown through universal empathy for righteousness: even animals respond to the injustice-like pain of separation, underscoring that moral upheaval affects the whole order of life.
Sumantra is returning after escorting Rāma; the horses resist the return journey, as if mourning Rāma’s exile.
The verse emphasizes tenderness and loyalty—an atmosphere of devotion to Rāma so strong that even the horses appear grief-stricken.
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