Shloka 2.59.8

एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः

Devanagari script

विषये ते महाराज रामव्यसनकर्शिताः।अपि वृक्षाः परिम्लानास्सपुष्पाङ्कुरकोरकाः।।2.59.8।।

Transliteration

viṣaye te mahārāja rāmavyasanakarśitāḥ | api vṛkṣāḥ parimlānāḥ sapuṣpāṅkurakorakāḥ || 2.59.8 ||

Translation

O great king, throughout your realm—even the trees, though bearing flowers, shoots, and buds—have withered, oppressed by the calamity that has befallen Rāma.

Context

O great king! even trees with their flowers, buds and shoots throughout your empire have withered because of the calamity on Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Ayodhyā (implied by 'your realm')

FAQs

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

The verse presents the king’s dharma as inseparable from the well-being of the realm: when righteousness is shaken (through the suffering of the righteous heir), nature itself reflects disorder, urging the ruler to restore dharmic balance.

What is the narrative situation?

In Ayodhyā’s crisis surrounding Rāma, speakers describe ominous, kingdom-wide signs—trees withering despite budding—indicating collective distress tied to Rāma’s misfortune.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s moral centrality: his fate is portrayed as so bound to cosmic and social order that his suffering becomes a public and even natural calamity.