Valmiki Ramayana 2.33.4: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33, Shloka 4
त्रयस्त्रिंशः सर्गः · Civic Lament and Rama’s Dutiful Approach to Daśaratha
न हि रथ्याः स्म शक्यन्ते गन्तुं बहुजनाकुलाः ।
आरुह्य तस्मात्प्रासादान् दीनाः पश्यन्ति राघवम् ॥४॥
na hi rathyāḥ sma śakyante gantuṃ bahujanākulāḥ |
āruhya tasmāt prāsādān dīnāḥ paśyanti rāghavam ||4||
大勢の人で道は埋まり、もはや通れなかった。ゆえに人々は悲嘆に沈みつつ邸宅に登り、ラाघヴァを仰ぎ見た。
The streets were so thronged with multitudes of citizens that they were impassable. Therefore, people felt miserable and ascended their mansions and gazed at Rama.
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Dharma is shown as a public reality: the people’s sorrow signals that the righteous order of the kingdom is felt collectively, not privately.
Ayodhyā’s streets are jammed with anxious citizens; unable to approach, they climb buildings to see Rāma as he passes.
The citizens’ devotion and concern for the righteous prince—an ethical bond between ruler (or heir) and the ruled.
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