Shloka 2.114.7

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

Devanagari script

सफेनां सस्वनां भूत्वा सागरस्य समुत्थिताम्। प्रशान्तमारुतोद्धूतां जलोर्मिमिव निस्स्वनाम्।।2.114.7।।

Transliteration

saphenāṃ sasvanāṃ bhūtvā sāgarasya samutthitām | praśāntamārutoddhūtāṃ jalormim iva nissvanām || 2.114.7 ||

Translation

It was like a wave of the ocean: first rising with foam and roar, then—borne along by a gentle wind—growing calm and soundless.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā
• sāgara (ocean)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the discipline of endurance: intense emotion rises, but must settle into steadiness. Dharma includes the capacity to bear sorrow without losing moral direction.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator continues portraying Ayodhyā’s grief—initially loud and turbulent, then settling into a stunned, quiet stillness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective restraint is emphasized: the city’s people move from wailing to a grave silence, reflecting controlled suffering rather than chaos.