Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.42: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 42
भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्
Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya
दृश्यन्ते वणिजोऽप्यद्य न यथापूर्वमत्रवै।
ध्यानसंविग्नहृदयाः नष्टव्यापारयन्त्रिताः।।2.71.42।।
dṛśyante vaṇijo 'py adya na yathāpūrvam atra vai | dhyānasaṃvignahṛdayāḥ naṣṭavyāpārayantritāḥ ||2.71.42||
আজি ইয়াত বণিকসকলকো পূৰ্বৰ দৰে দেখা নাযায়; তেওঁলোকৰ হৃদয় চিন্তাত ব্যাকুল, মন বিচলিত, আৰু ব্যৱসায় নষ্ট হোৱাত তেওঁলোক বাধাপ্ৰাপ্ত হৈ আছে।
Even traders seem restrained by the loss of business. They are not seen as before concentrating on their trade.
FAQs
A king’s dharma sustains not only rituals but also livelihoods; when governance is shaken, ordinary people suffer anxiety and loss of purpose.
Bharata observes that Ayodhya’s commercial life has stalled, signaling collective grief and instability after the royal crisis.
Compassionate perception—Bharata notices the suffering of common citizens, not merely palace affairs.
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