Valmiki Ramayana 2.59.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 17
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
आयतैर्विमलैर्नेत्रैरश्रुवेगपरिप्लुतैः ।
अन्योन्यमभिवीक्षन्तेऽव्यक्तमार्ततराः स्त्रियः ॥१७॥
āyataiḥ vimalair netrair aśru-vega-pariplutaiḥ |
anyonyaṃ abhivīkṣante 'vyaktam ārta-tarāḥ striyaḥ ||17||
औरतें एक दूसरे को देख रही थी। आँखें बड़ी थी और साफ थी। पर आंसू आके भर गए थे। कोई कुछ नहीं बोल रहा था। बस चुप-चाप रो रही थी सब।
The women, with their large, bright eyes flooded with gushing tears looked in silence at one another in deep anguish.
FAQs
Dharma is indirectly framed as the sustaining presence of a righteous prince; the community’s wordless grief shows how deeply moral leadership supports social well-being.
After the chariot returns without Rama, the women of the city are rendered speechless, communicating grief through silent looks and tears.
Rama’s belovedness and moral authority, evidenced by the depth of communal sorrow.
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