Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105, Shloka 1
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
ततः पुरुषसिंहानां वृतानां तै स्सुहृद्गणैः।शोचतामेव रजनी दुःखेन व्यत्यवर्तत।।2.105.1।।
tataḥ puruṣa-siṃhānāṃ vṛtānāṃ taiḥ suhṛd-gaṇaiḥ |
śocatām eva rajanī duḥkhena vyatyavartata ||
Alors la nuit s’écoula dans la douleur, car ces hommes pareils à des lions—entourés de leurs compagnons—ne firent que se lamenter.
That night passed off painfully for the four lion like brothers as they lamented, surrounded by their hosts of friends.
FAQs
Dharma is tested in sorrow; the verse frames grief as the emotional cost of moral crisis, preceding decisive righteous action.
After intense discussion and appeals, the brothers and their companions spend the night in lamentation, unable to resolve the conflict immediately.
Collective loyalty: friends remain present, sharing the burden during a dharmic dilemma.