Shloka 32
सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः
Sumantra’s Return to Ayodhya and the Palace’s Lament
सा तथोक्त्वा महाराजं कौसल्या शोकलालसा।धरण्यां निपपाताऽशु बाष्पविप्लुतभाषिणी।।।।
sā tathoktvā mahārājaṃ kausalyā śokalālasā | dharaṇyāṃ nipapātāśu bāṣpaviplutabhāṣiṇī ||
Setelah berkata demikian kepada Maharaja, Kausalyā—dilanda rindu dalam dukacita, tutur katanya tenggelam oleh air mata—segera rebah ke bumi.
Absorbed in grief, Kausalya spoke to the maharaja in a voice choked with tears and then collapsed on the floor.
FAQs
The verse underscores the compassionate realism of Itihāsa: even the righteous are not emotionless; dharma is lived amid suffering, not outside it.
After exhorting Dasharatha to speak to the messenger, Kausalya is overcome by grief and collapses.
Kausalya’s deep maternal love for Rama and emotional sincerity.