Valmiki Ramayana 2.87.2-3: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 87, Shlokas 2-3
गुहसंवादः · रामस्य रात्रिवासवर्णनम्
Dialogue with Guha: Account of Rama’s Night Halt
सुकुमारो महासत्त्वस्सिंहस्कन्धो महाभुजः ।
पुण्डरीकविशालाक्ष स्तरुणः प्रियदर्शनः ॥२॥
प्रत्याश्वस्य मुहूर्तं तु कालं परमदुर्मनाः ।
पपात सहसा तोत्रैर्ह्यतिविद्ध इव द्विपः ॥३॥
sukumāro mahāsattvaḥ siṃhaskandho mahābhujaḥ |
puṇḍarīkaviśālākṣas taruṇaḥ priyadarśanaḥ ||2||
pratyāśvasya muhūrtaṃ tu kālaṃ paramadurmanāḥ |
papāta sahasā totrair hy atividdha iva dvipaḥ ||3||
Bharata—delicado y, sin embargo, de gran temple; de hombros como de león, de poderosos brazos; de ojos anchos como loto, joven y grato a la vista—recobró el aliento por un instante; mas, abatido por el dolor, cayó de pronto, como un elefante herido con fuerza por el aguijón.
The delicate, youthful, highly energetic and mighty-armed Bharata of graceful appearance, with shoulders like that of a lion and wide-eyed like lotus petals, recovered for a moment and with a mind deeply distressed fell down at once like an elephant smitten by a goad.
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The verse shows the human cost of dharma: even the virtuous are shaken by sorrow when duty and family rupture collide.
Bharata briefly regains composure but collapses again under intense grief.
Bharata’s sensitivity and sincerity—his grief underscores his deep moral involvement and love for Rāma.
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