Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 22
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
स बाष्पपूर्णवदनो निश्श्वसन्शोककर्शितः।मामुवाच महातेजाः कृताञ्जलिमुपस्थितम्।।।।
sa bāṣpapūrṇavadano niśśvasan śokakarśitaḥ |
mām uvāca mahātejāḥ kṛtāñjalim upasthitam ||
その輝かしい苦行者は、涙で顔を濡らし、ため息をつき、悲しみに打ちひしがれながら、合掌して前に立つ私に語りかけました。
The grief-stricken, glorious ascetic with his face filled with tears, heaving deep sighs broke down with grief and spoke to me as I was standing with folded palms.
FAQs
Dharma is approached through humility and reverence: the wrongdoer stands with folded hands, acknowledging fault and the moral authority of the ascetic.
The sage, overwhelmed with grief, gathers himself enough to address Daśaratha, who waits respectfully.
Humility and remorse in Daśaratha, and dignified sorrow in the ascetic.