Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 114, Shloka 24
अयोध्याप्रवेशः
Bharata Enters Ayodhya and Perceives the City’s Desolation
यानप्रवरघोषश्च स्निग्धश्च हयनिस्वनः। प्रमत्तगजनादश्च महांश्च रथनिस्वनः।।2.114.24।। नेदानीं श्रूयते पुर्यामस्यां रामे विवासिते।
yānapravaraghōṣaś ca snigdhaś ca hayanisvanaḥ | pramattagajanādaś ca mahāṃś ca rathanisvanaḥ || 2.114.24 || nedānīṃ śrūyate puryām asyāṃ rāme vivāsite |
Le fracas des plus beaux attelages, le doux hennissement des chevaux, le barrissement des éléphants en rut et le grand grondement des chars—rien de tout cela ne s’entend plus dans cette cité, depuis que Rāma a été envoyé en exil.
After Rama's the exile the clatter of excellent carriages, the pleasing neighing of horses and trumpeting of elephants in rut and the rattle of chariots are no longer heard now.
FAQs
The verse shows how the exile of a righteous heir disrupts public order and well-being; dharma in kingship is measured by the people’s peace and the city’s natural thriving.
Bharata observes that Ayodhya’s normal bustle—vehicles, horses, elephants, chariots—has vanished, explicitly connecting the change to Rama’s exile.
Bharata’s loyalty to Rama and commitment to truth: he names Rama’s exile as the decisive cause, indicating moral clarity rather than denial.