Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33, Shloka 14
त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः
Civic Lament and Rama’s Dutiful Approach to Daśaratha
पीडया पीडितं सर्वं जगदस्य जगत्पतेः।मूलस्येवोपघातेन वृक्षः पुष्पफलोपगः।।।।
pīḍayā pīḍitaṃ sarvaṃ jagad asya jagatpateḥ | mūlasyevopaghātena vṛkṣaḥ puṣpaphalopagaḥ ||
彼——世の主——が苦しむとき、全世界もまた共に苦しむ。根を打たれたとき、花と実をつける木が倒れるように。
Just as severed at the root, an entire tree along with its fruits and flowers is destroyed, similarly the whole world gets afflicted when Rama, the ruler of the world, comes to harm.
FAQs
Dharma is framed as the protection of the life-root of society: harming a righteous leader harms the entire moral ecosystem.
The people interpret Rāma’s exile not as a private tragedy but as a catastrophe for the whole kingdom.
Rāma’s role as a stabilizing moral root—his righteousness is depicted as the basis for flourishing (flowers/fruits).