Shloka 4.30.13

शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् (Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva)

Devanagari script

एवमादि नरश्रेष्ठो विललाप नृपात्मजः।विहङ्ग इव सारङ्गस्सलिलं त्रिदशेश्वरात्।।

Transliteration

evamādi naraśreṣṭho vilalāpa nṛpātmajaḥ |

vihaṅga iva sāraṅgaḥ salilaṃ tridaśeśvarāt ||4.30.13||

Translation

Thus the prince, best among men, lamented in many such ways—like the sāraṅga bird crying out for water to Indra, lord of the gods.

Context

Thus the best among the princes wailed just as chakrabaka laments for water fromIndra, lord of the gods.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Indra (Tridaśeśvara)
• sāraṅga (bird)

FAQs

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

The verse frames grief within restraint: even the righteous may lament, but the narrative uses poetic simile to keep suffering intelligible and directed toward rightful action.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator summarizes Rāma’s continuing lamentations and compares them to a bird’s desperate cry for life-sustaining water.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Human authenticity joined to dignity: Rāma’s sorrow is not moral collapse but a truthful response that precedes renewed resolve.