Valmiki Ramayana 2.41.8: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 41, Shloka 8
अयोध्यायाः शोकप्रकम्पः
Ayodhya’s Tremor of Grief and Omens
स तमन्तः पुरे घोरमार्तशब्दं महीपतिः।पुत्रशोकाभिसन्तप्तः श्रुत्वा चासीत्सुदुःखितः।।2.41.8।।
sa tam antaḥpure ghoraṃ ārtaśabdaṃ mahīpatiḥ |
putraśokābhisantaptaḥ śrutvā cāsīt suduḥkhitaḥ || 2.41.8 ||
অন্তঃপুৰৰ ভিতৰত উঠা সেই ভয়ংকৰ আৰ্তশব্দ শুনি, পুত্ৰশোকেৰে আগতেই দগ্ধ মহীপতি আৰু অধিক দুখিত হ’ল।
Upon hearing the dreadful wailing from the inner apartments of the palace, the king already devasted at the separation from his son, grew even more distressed.
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It reveals the human cost when dharma is experienced as conflicting duties—Daśaratha’s obligation to keep a promise leads to unbearable personal and familial suffering.
Daśaratha hears the queens’ loud lamentation from within the palace and his grief intensifies.
Daśaratha’s inner struggle around duty and consequence, showing the weight of royal decisions and vowed commitments.
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