Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 73
द्वादशः सर्गः — Kaikeyi’s Boons and Dasaratha’s Moral Collapse
Ayodhya Kanda 12
वैदेही बत मे प्राणान्शोचन्ती क्षपयिष्यति।।।।हीना हिमवतः पार्श्वे किन्नरेणेव किन्नरी।
vaidehī bata me prāṇān śocantī kṣapayiṣyati,
hīnā himavataḥ pārśve kinnareneva kinnarī.
Weh! Vaidehī, von Kummer verzehrt, wird mein Leben selbst dahinschwinden lassen—wie eine Kinnarī an den Hängen des Himavat, ihres Kinnara beraubt.
Alas Sita will listen in a pitiable state the two unpleasant events namely my death and Rama's exile to the foest.
FAQs
Dharma recognizes relational duty: the suffering of the virtuous spouse (Sītā) becomes a moral indictment of the causes that separate families. The verse stresses the ethical weight of actions that create unjust separation.
Daśaratha imagines Sītā’s grief at Rāma’s exile and fears that her sorrow will hasten his own death.
Sītā’s deep fidelity and emotional unity with Rāma—her inability to bear separation is presented as an intense form of devoted virtue.