Valmiki Ramayana 2.39.40: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 39, Shloka 40
एकोनचत्वारिंशः सर्गः · Dasaratha’s Lament, Sumantra’s Commission, and Sita’s Vow of Marital Dharma
जज्ञेऽथ तासां सन्नादः क्रौञ्चीनामिव निस्वनः ।
मानवेन्द्रस्य भार्याणामेवं वदति राघवे ॥४०॥
jajñe 'tha tāsāṃ sannādaḥ krauñcīnām iva nisvanaḥ |
mānavendrasya bhāryāṇām evaṃ vadati rāghave ||40||
രാഘവൻ ഇങ്ങനെ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തപ്പോൾ, മനുഷ്യേന്ദ്രന്റെ ഭാര്യമാരിൽ നിന്നു ക്രൗഞ്ചീപ്പക്ഷികളുടെ കരുണനാദംപോലെ ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള വിലാപം ഉയർന്നു.
While Rama said so, there arose a loud cry of the wives of the king like the cry of the female herons.
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The verse highlights dharma’s emotional stakes: righteous decisions (like exile for truth) can trigger communal grief, revealing the gravity of moral commitments.
When Rāma speaks his farewell, Daśaratha’s queens break into a collective cry of lamentation.
Compassionate sensitivity is implied: the household’s grief underscores Rāma’s belovedness and the painful cost of duty.
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