Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 26
अयोध्याकाण्डे त्रयोदशः सर्गः | Kaikeyi Presses the Boons; Dasaratha’s Lament and Collapse
इतीव राज्ञो व्यथितस्य सा निशाजगाम घोरं श्वसतो मनस्विनःविबोध्यमानः प्रतिबोधनं तदानिवारयामास स राजसत्तमः।।।।
itīva rājño vyathitasya sā niśā jagāma ghoraṃ śvasato manasvinaḥ | vibodhyamānaḥ pratibodhanaṃ tadā nivārayāmāsa sa rājasattamaḥ ||
ഇങ്ങനെ വ്യഥിതനായ മഹാമനസ്കനായ രാജാവിന് ആ രാത്രി കനത്ത നിശ്വാസങ്ങളാൽ ഭയാനകമായി കടന്നു പോയി; പിന്നെ ഭട്ടന്മാർ ഉണർത്താൻ ശ്രമിച്ചപ്പോൾ, രാജസത്തമൻ ആ ഉണർത്തൽ തടഞ്ഞു.
The night passed off with the high-minded king lamenting this way and heaving deep sighs. When he got up, the eminent king stopped (the panegyrists) awakening him.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē trayōdaśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the thirteenth sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma here appears as the human cost of righteous obligation: the king’s inner turmoil shows how adherence to truth-bound commitments can bring intense suffering.
Daśaratha spends a dreadful night in grief; in the morning he prevents the customary waking by court bards.
Manas (nobility of mind): even in anguish, the king’s conduct reflects dignity and restraint.