Shloka 2.66.4

अयोध्यायां शोकविलापः — Lamentation in Ayodhya after Daśaratha’s death

Devanagari script

विहाय मां गतो रामः भर्ता च स्वर्गतो मम।विपथे सार्थहीनेव नाहं जीवितुमुत्सहे।।।।

Transliteration

vihāya māṁ gato rāmaḥ bhartā ca svargato mama | vipathe sārthahīneva nāhaṁ jīvitum utsahe ||

Translation

Rāma has gone away, leaving me behind; and my lord (Daśaratha) has gone to heaven. Like one who has strayed onto a wrong road without companions, I no longer have the will to live.

Context

Rama has gone away leaving me. My lord has ascended the heaven, traversing the wrong road. With my well-wishers gone, I do not want to live.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Daśaratha
• Svarga (heaven)

FAQs

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

The verse frames grief as a crisis of support and orientation: without one’s rightful protectors and companions, life feels like a wrong road. Dharma here appears indirectly—as the moral order whose rupture (exile and bereavement) produces disorientation and despair.

What is the narrative situation?

After Daśaratha’s death and Rāma’s departure into exile, Kauśalyā laments her abandonment and helplessness within Ayodhyā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kauśalyā’s sincerity and emotional truthfulness—she does not mask the devastation caused by separation and the collapse of royal protection.