Shloka 2.114.2

अयोध्याप्रवेशः — Bharata Enters Ayodhya and Perceives the City’s Desolation

Devanagari script

बिडालोलूकचरितामालीननरवारणाम्। तिमिराभ्याहतां कालीमप्रकाशां निशामिव।।2.114.2।।

Transliteration

puruṣasyāprahṛṣṭasya pratiṣiddhānulepanām | santaptām iva śokena gātrayaṣṭim abhūṣaṇām || 2.114.19 ||

Translation

Like the body of a man sunk in dejection—denied unguents, without ornaments—wasted into a mere frame of limbs, as though scorched by grief.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā

FAQs

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

The verse presents the ethical cost of adharma: when truth and rightful succession are violated, society undergoes a kind of involuntary austerity—beauty and celebration fall away under grief.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator continues portraying Ayodhya as stripped of joy and adornment after Rama’s exile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The people’s fidelity to Rama is implied: their refusal/inability to rejoice without him reflects loyalty to dharma rather than mere pleasure.