Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 47, Shloka 4
अयोध्यायाः पौरविलापः
Lament of the Citizens of Ayodhya on Rama’s Absence
धिगस्तु खलु निद्रां तां ययाऽपहृतचेतसः।नाद्य पश्यामहे रामं पृथूरस्कं महाभुजम्।।।।
dhig astu khalu nidrāṃ tāṃ yayā ’pahṛtacetasaḥ | na adya paśyāmahe rāmaṃ pṛthūraskaṃ mahābhujam ||
ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏ သတိကို လုယူသွားသော အိပ်စက်ခြင်းအပေါ် အရှက်တရားပင် ဖြစ်စေ; ယနေ့ ကျယ်ဝန်းသော ရင်ဘတ်နှင့် အင်အားကြီးသော လက်မောင်းရှိ ရာမကို မမြင်ရတော့။
Anguished and drenched with tears of grief they looked hither and thither but could not find even a trace of Rama.
FAQs
It warns against negligence: failing in vigilance can lead to irreversible loss, especially when one’s duty is to uphold and support dhārmic order.
The citizens reproach their own sleep/heedlessness as they realize Rāma has gone and they can no longer see him.
Rāma’s heroic strength is highlighted (broad-chested, mighty-armed), underscoring why his absence feels unbearable.