Shloka 2.41.13

अयोध्यायाः शोकप्रकम्पः (Ayodhya’s Tremor of Grief and Omens)

Devanagari script

कालिकानिलवेगेन महोदधिरिवोत्थितः।रामे वनं प्रव्रजिते नगरं प्रचचाल तत्।।2.41.13।।

Transliteration

kālikānilavegena mahodadhir ivotthitaḥ | rāme vanaṃ pravrajite nagaraṃ pracacāla tat || 2.41.13 ||

Translation

When Rāma departed into exile for the forest, that city shook, as though the great ocean had risen up, driven by the force of a dark, stormy wind.

Context

After Rama left for the forest, dark clouds appeared (in the sky) like the (waves of) the great ocean uplifted by the speed of the wind which shook the city.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Ayodhya
• forest (vana)
• ocean (mahodadhi)

FAQs

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

Dharma is shown through the social consequence of a righteous person’s removal: Rama’s adherence to duty (accepting exile) destabilizes the city emotionally, highlighting how personal dharma sustains public well-being.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama has left Ayodhya for forest-exile; the poet describes the city’s tremor and turmoil through a storm-and-ocean simile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s steadfastness in dharma—he goes to exile without resisting, and his moral stature is implied by the city’s profound reaction.