Shloka 2.64.68

शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः (The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death)

Devanagari script

तस्यादर्शनजश्शोकस्सुतस्याप्रतिकर्मणः।उच्छोषयति मे प्राणान्वारिस्तोकमिवातपः।।।।

Transliteration

tasyādarśanajaḥ śokaḥ sutasyāpratikarmaṇaḥ | ucchoṣayati me prāṇān vāristokam ivātapaḥ ||

Translation

The grief born of not seeing that son of incomparable deeds is drying up my very life-breath, as heat dries a small pool of water.

Context

My grief in the absence of Rama of peerless deeds is drying up my life as heat dries up small pools of water.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Rāma
• Kausalyā

FAQs

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

It illustrates how adharma in governance and family decisions can ripple into suffering; separation from the dharmic person becomes spiritually and physically ruinous.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha describes how Rama’s absence has become fatal to him, using a vivid natural simile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s excellence in action (“unmatched deeds”) is highlighted, implying his life is a sustaining moral presence for the kingdom and family.