Shloka 2.102.39

पितृमरणश्रवणं जलक्रिया च (Hearing of Daśaratha’s death and the libation rites at Mandākinī)

Devanagari script

भ्रातृ़णां त्वरितास्ते तु द्रष्टुकामा स‌मागमम्।ययुर्बहुविधैर्यानै: खुरनेमिस्वनाकुलैः।।।।

Transliteration

bhrātṝṇāṃ tvaritās te tu draṣṭukāmāḥ samāgamam |

yayur bahuvidhair yānaiḥ khuranēmisvanākulaiḥ ||

Translation

Hastening to behold the brothers’ reunion, they set out in many kinds of conveyances, filled with the clatter of hooves and the rumble of wheels.

Context

Eager to see the union of brothers, all those people went by every sort of vehicle filled with the sounds of hooves and wheels.

Characters & Entities

• Brothers (Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana)
• Vehicles
• Hooves
• Wheels

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma as collective participation in righteous events: people recognize that the brothers’ reunion has moral and political significance for the kingdom.

What is the narrative situation?

The crowd moves swiftly, with audible commotion from transport, toward the place of meeting.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Communal solidarity: the community gathers around the restoration of harmony among the heirs.