Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117, Shloka 3
अत्र्याश्रमगमनम् तथा अनसूयोपदेशः
Arrival at Atri’s Hermitage and Anasuya’s Counsel
स्कन्धावारनिवेशेन तेन तस्य महात्मनः।हयहस्तिकरीषैश्च उपमर्दः कृतो भृशम्।।।।
skandhāvāraniveśena tena tasya mahātmanaḥ |
hayahastikarīṣaiś ca upamardaḥ kṛto bhṛśam ||
ເນື່ອງຈາກກອງທັບຂອງພຣະພາຣະຕະຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຫຍ່ໄດ້ຕັ້ງຄ່າຍຢູ່ທີ່ນັ້ນ ສະຖານທີ່ນັ້ນຈຶ່ງສົກປົ່ນຢ່າງໜັກ—ຖືກຢ່ຳຢີ ແລະເປື້ອນເປັນຢ່າງຫຼາຍດ້ວຍຂີ້ມ້າແລະຂີ້ຊ້າງ.
Due to the encampment of the army of the magnanimous Bharata (here), this place has been filled with the dung of horses and elephants and made exceedingly dirty.
FAQs
Indirectly, it highlights the worldly impact of royal power and movement; dharma in governance includes responsibility for the effects of one’s retinue on sacred or inhabited places.
The narration describes the physical aftermath of Bharata’s army encampment—setting the scene and emphasizing the scale of the royal presence.
No single virtue is foregrounded; the verse functions as realistic scene-setting, contrasting spiritual forest life with the disturbances caused by large armies.