Valmiki Ramayana 2.71.32: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 32
भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्
Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya
विषण्ण श्श्रान्तहृदयस्त्रस्त स्सुलुलितेन्द्रियः।।2.71.32।।
भरतः प्रविवेशाशु पुरीमिक्ष्वाकुपालिताम्।
viṣaṇṇaḥ śrāntahṛdayaḥ trastaḥ sululitendriyaḥ |
bharataḥ praviveśāśu purīm ikṣvākupālitām || 2.71.32 ||
စိတ်ညှိုးနွမ်း၍ နှလုံးသားပင်ပန်းကာ ကြောက်ရွံ့ပြီး အာရုံခံများလည်း မတည်ငြိမ်သဖြင့် ဘရတသည် အိက္ခဝါကူဝంశ၏ အုပ်ချုပ်ကာကွယ်မှုရှိသော အယောဓျာမြို့သို့ အလျင်အမြန် ဝင်ရောက်하였다။
Dejected and depressed at heart, with no control over his senses and his mind full of apprehension, Bharata swiftly entered the city of Ayodhya ruled by the Ikshvakus.
FAQs
Dharma includes steadfastness under pressure; Bharata’s distress highlights how grave events test inner steadiness, especially in royal duty.
Bharata arrives at Ayodhyā in a troubled state, sensing calamity before learning its cause.
Seriousness and sincerity—his emotional response signals moral depth rather than indifference.
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