Valmiki Ramayana 2.58.37: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 58, Shloka 37
अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 58): Daśaratha Questions Sumantra; Messages from the Forest Threshold
तथैव रामोऽश्रुमुखः कृताञ्जलिः स्थितोऽभवल्लक्ष्मणबाहुपालितः ।
तथैव सीता रुदती तपस्विनी निरीक्षते राजरथं तथैव माम् ॥३७॥
tathaiva rāmo ’śrumukhaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ sthito ’bhaval lakṣmaṇabāhupālitaḥ |
tathaiva sītā rudatī tapasvinī nirīkṣate rājarathaṃ tathaiva mām ||37||
राम भी आँसुओं में भीगा हुआ था, हाथ जोड़े खड़ा था। लक्ष्मण उसको संभाल के रखा था। सीता भी रो रही थी, दुख में। वो राज रथ को देखती रह गई, और मुझे भी देखती रही।
Supported by Lakshmana's arms, Rama stood, his face streaming with tears and palms folded, while the wretched Sita, glaring at me and the royal chariot, weeping.इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशस्सर्गः।।Thus ends the fiftyeighth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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Dharma is expressed as restraint and reverence in suffering: Rama remains composed and respectful even when wronged.
Sumantra describes the final sight: Rama and Sita watching as the royal chariot turns back toward Ayodhya.
Rama’s self-control and humility; Lakshmana’s supportive loyalty; Sita’s steadfast love amid grief.
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