Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 81, Shloka 8
एकाशीति तमः सर्गः
Bharata’s Grief, Courtly Summons, and the Assembly Hall
इत्येवं भरतं प्रेक्ष्य विलपन्तं विचेतनम्।कृपणं रुरुदुस्सर्वास्सस्वरं योषित स्तदा।। ।।
ity evaṃ bharataṃ prekṣya vilapantaṃ vicetanam |
kṛpaṇaṃ ruruduḥ sarvāḥ sa-svaraṃ yoṣitaḥ tadā ||
এভাবে ভরতকে অচেতনপ্রায়, দীনভাবে বিলাপ করতে দেখে তখন সকল নারী একসঙ্গে উচ্চস্বরে করুণ ক্রন্দন করল।
Thus lamenting, Bharata fainted. Seeing him (in this state) all the women (of the inner apartment) at once cried aloud piteously.
FAQs
Dharma includes karuṇā (compassion): the community shares the burden of sorrow, responding to suffering with empathy rather than indifference.
Bharata’s lament culminates in a collapse; the palace women witness it and collectively mourn.
Empathy and solidarity: the women respond as a unified community to Bharata’s distress.