Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 102, Shloka 16
पितृमरणश्रवणं जलक्रिया च
Hearing of Daśaratha’s death and the libation rites at Mandākinī
ततो बहुगुणं तेषां बाष्पं नेत्रेष्वजायत।तथा ब्रुवति काकुत्स्थे कुमाराणां यशस्विनाम्।।।।
tato bahuguṇaṃ teṣāṃ bāṣpo netreṣv ajāyata |
tathā bruvati kākutsthe kumārāṇāṃ yaśasvinām ||
കാകുത്സ്ഥൻ ഇങ്ങനെ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തപ്പോൾ, ആ യശസ്സുള്ള കുമാരന്മാരുടെ കണ്ണുകളിൽ ധാരാളം കണ്ണുനീർ നിറഞ്ഞുയർന്നു.
While the scion of the Kakutsthas was saying thus, copious tears welled up from the eyes of all those illustrious sons of Dasaratha.
FAQs
Dharma includes appropriate human response: grief and empathy are not opposed to righteousness; they deepen familial loyalty and motivate the performance of rightful rites.
After Rama announces Dasharatha’s death, the royal brothers/princes are overwhelmed and begin to weep.
Shared compassion and solidarity among the brothers—sorrow is borne together, not in isolation.