अयोध्यायाः पौरविलापः
Lament of the Citizens of Ayodhya on Rama’s Absence
धिगस्तु खलु निद्रां तां ययाऽपहृतचेतसः ।
नाद्य पश्यामहे रामं पृथूरस्कं महाभुजम् ॥४॥
dhig astu khalu nidrāṃ tāṃ yayā ’pahṛtacetasaḥ |
na adya paśyāmahe rāmaṃ pṛthūraskaṃ mahābhujam ||4||
धिगस्तु तां निद्रां यया अपहृतचेतसः; अद्य पृथूरस्कं महाभुजं रामं न पश्यामहे॥
Fie on this sleep which robbed us of our senses. We are unable to see (now) that broad-chested and mighty-armed Rama.
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.
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