Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 5
अयोध्यायां शोक-रात्रिः तथा अराजक-राष्ट्रस्य नीतिविचारः
The Night of Lamentation in Ayodhya and the Political Ethics of a Kingless Realm
अतीता शर्वरी दुःखं या नो वर्षशतोपमा।अस्मिन्पञ्चत्वमापन्ने पुत्रशोकेन पार्थिवे।।।।
atītā śarvarī duḥkhaṃ yā no varṣaśatopamā | asmin pañcatvam āpanne putraśokena pārthive ||
ယနေ့ကူးသန်းသွားပြီးသော ညသည် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့အတွက် ဒုက္ခဝေဒနာပြည့်ဝ၍ နှစ်တစ်ရာမျှရှည်လျားသကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်၏။ အကြောင်းမှာ ဤဘုရင်သည် သားအပေါ် ဝမ်းနည်းပူဆွေးခြင်းကြောင့် ပဉ္စမဟာဘူတသို့ ပြန်လည်လျှောကျကာ ကွယ်လွန်သွားပြီ။
While king Dasaratha died on account of grief over (separation from) his son and rejoined the five elements, the sorrowful night seemed like a hundred years for us. (commented the assembly of ministers).
FAQs
It underscores the dharmic reality of impermanence: even a king is subject to death, and governance must respond responsibly rather than collapse into private grief.
After Rāma’s exile, King Daśaratha dies from sorrow; the ministers reflect on the dreadful night and the crisis of succession.
Administrative sobriety and responsibility in crisis—placing the kingdom’s welfare above emotional paralysis.