Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 65
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya—Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation
लालप्यमानस्य विचेतनस्य प्रणष्टबुद्धे: पतितस्य भूमौ।मुहुर्मुहुर्निश्श्वसतश्च घर्मं सा तस्य शोकेन जगाम रात्रिः।।।।
lālapyamānasya vicetanasya praṇaṣṭabuddheḥ patitasya bhūmau | muhur muhur niśśvasataś ca gharmaṃ sā tasya śokena jagāma rātriḥ ||
Malam itu berlalu dalam dukacita atas dirinya—Bharata—yang rebah di tanah, tak sadar dan buddhinya sirna; berulang-ulang merintih dan berkali-kali mengembuskan helaan napas panjang yang hangat.
Then agonised Bharata and Satrughna, beholding that venerable, noble-hearted, grief-stricken, weeping Kausalya who was almost semiconscious overcome with grief, approached her with great sorrow and hugged her.
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The verse underscores that dharma is lived by embodied persons: intense sorrow can overwhelm cognition, and the narrative invites compassionate care as part of righteous response to suffering.
Bharata remains collapsed and inconsolable through the night, repeatedly sighing and lamenting as grief persists.
Bharata’s sincerity of feeling and moral sensitivity—his grief reflects deep loyalty and conscience, even though it incapacitates him.