सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः
Sumantra’s Return to Ayodhya and the Palace’s Lament
एवं विलपतीं दृष्ट्वा कौसल्यां पतितां भुवि।पतिं चावेक्ष्य ता स्सर्वा सुस्वरं रुरुदुः स्त्रियः।।।।
evaṃ vilapatīṃ dṛṣṭvā kausalyāṃ patitāṃ bhuvi | patiṃ cāvekṣya tāḥ sarvā susvaraṃ ruruduḥ striyaḥ ||
Melihat Kausalyā meratap dan rebah di bumi, serta memandang suami mereka (raja) dalam keadaan demikian, semua wanita itu pun menangis meraung dengan suara nyaring bersama-sama.
All those women saw weeping Kausalya as well as their husband fallen on the ground and wailed loudly in a chorus.
Shared responsibility and shared suffering in a royal household: the king’s crisis becomes the community’s crisis, illustrating the interconnectedness central to social dharma.
Kausalya collapses in grief; the palace women, seeing both her and the king’s condition, begin loud collective lamentation.
The women’s solidarity and empathy—responding together to the suffering of Kausalya and Dasharatha.
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