Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 76, Shloka 19
दशरथस्य अन्त्येष्टि
विधानम् — Dasaratha’s Funeral Rites and Ayodhya’s Mourning
शिबिकाभिश्च यानैश्च यथार्हं तस्य योषितः।नगरा न्निर्ययुस्तत्र वृद्धैः परिवृता स्तदा।।2.76.19।।
śibikābhiś ca yānaiś ca yathārhaṃ tasya yoṣitaḥ |
nagarān niryayus tatra vṛddhaiḥ parivṛtās tadā || 2.76.19 ||
Тогда жёны и женщины царского дома, выстроенные по своему достоинству, вышли из города к тому месту, окружённые престарелыми служанками: одни — в паланкинах, другие — в повозках.
Thereafter, the courtesans weeping uncontrollably and, lamenting again and again, alighted from carriages on the bank of the river Sarayu.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as ordered conduct in crisis: even mourning follows appropriate roles and protections, reflecting social responsibility and decorum.
As funeral rites proceed, the royal women leave Ayodhyā for the riverside/cremation area in a guarded, rank-ordered procession.
Collective discipline and propriety—maintaining dignified conduct while honoring the deceased king.