Shloka 2.59.6
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
उभाभ्यां राजपुत्राभ्यामथ कृत्वाहमञ्जलिम्।प्रस्थितो रथमास्थाय तद्दुःखमपि धारयन्।।2.59.6।।
aśobhanaṁ yo 'ham ihādya rāghavaṁ didṛkṣamāṇo na labhe salakṣmaṇam | itīva rājā vilapan mahāyaśāḥ papāta tūrṇaṁ śayane samūrcchitaḥ || 2.59.37 ||
“How inauspicious—here I am, longing to see Rāghava, yet unable to see him with Lakṣmaṇa!” Lamenting thus, the illustrious king collapsed at once upon the bed, unconscious.
Thereafter, controlling my grief and paying obeisance to both the princes with foldedpalms, I ascended the chariot and returned.
It shows the collapse that follows when a ruler’s actions (even if bound by vows) result in adharma-like outcomes; dharma demands alignment of promise, justice, and compassion—otherwise the mind and body break under guilt and loss.
Daśaratha, tormented by separation from Rāma, laments and then faints on his bed.
The verse highlights Daśaratha’s intense love and regret, portraying the king as emotionally undone by the consequences of his own commitments.