Shloka 2.41.7

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

Devanagari script

इति सर्वा महिष्यस्ता विवत्सा इव धेनवः।रुरुदुश्चैव दुःखार्ताः सस्वरं च विचुक्रुशुः।।2.41.7।।

Transliteration

iti sarvā mahiṣyas tā vivatsā iva dhenavaḥ |

ruruduś caiva duḥkhārtāḥ sasvaraṃ ca vicukruśuḥ || 2.41.7 ||

Translation

Thus all those queens, anguished with grief, wept and cried out loudly—like cows bereft of their calves.

Context

So wept aloud the anguished wives of the king like cows separated from their calves.

Characters & Entities

• the queens (mahiṣyaḥ)

FAQs

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

It highlights how adharma-like outcomes (the unjust-feeling exile of a righteous heir) ripple through society, producing collective grief and destabilizing the moral-emotional order of the palace.

What is the narrative situation?

After the queens’ lamenting questions about Rāma, the narrator describes their loud crying and weeping.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a single virtue, but the depth of familial attachment and the moral shock felt by the palace at Rāma’s departure.