Shloka 2.102.35
पितृमरणश्रवणं जलक्रिया च (Hearing of Daśaratha’s death and the libation rites at Mandākinī)
अब्रुवंश्चापि रामेण भरत संगतो ध्रुवम्।तेषामेव महान् शब्द: शोचतां पितरं मृतम्।।।।
abruvaṃś cāpi rāmēṇa bharataḥ saṅgato dhruvam |
tēṣām eva mahān śabdaḥ śocatāṃ pitaraṃ mṛtam ||
They said, “Surely Bharata has met Rama; that great sound must be their lament for their departed father.”
They said, 'Bharata must have joined Rama. That loud noise must be their wailing over their deceased father'.
Dharma is recognition of truth (satya) in signs and context: the speakers interpret the sound as rightful mourning for a father, not mere commotion.
Those outside infer—from the loud lament—that Bharata has reached Rama and that the brothers are grieving together.
Empathy and discernment: they connect the noise to a moral cause—mourning and duty—rather than suspicion alone.