Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 3
एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49): Rāma’s Night Journey Beyond Kosala and the Charioteer Address
ग्रामान् विकृष्टसीमान्तान् पुष्पितानि वनानि च।पश्यन्नतिययौ शीघ्रं शनैरिव हयोत्तमैः।।।।शृण्वन् वचो मनुष्याणां ग्रामसंवासवासिनाम्।
grāmān vikṛṣṭa-sīmāntān puṣpitāni vanāni ca | paśyann atiyayau śīghraṁ śanair iva hayottamaiḥ || śṛṇvan vaco manuṣyāṇāṁ grāma-saṁvāsa-vāsinām |
विकृष्टसीमान्तान् ग्रामान् पुष्पितानि वनानि च पश्यन्, ग्रामसंवासवासिनां मनुष्याणां वचः शृण्वन्, हयोत्तमैः शीघ्रमत्ययौ शनैरिव।
Gomati gone, Rama with the swift-moving horses crossed the river Syandika echoing with the cries of peacocks and swans.
FAQs
Dharma here is attentiveness and restraint: Rama moves forward without disorder, observing society and nature carefully, suggesting a ruler’s ethic of mindful engagement with the land and its people.
During the journey, Rama passes cultivated village outskirts and flowering forests, hearing villagers’ conversations while travelling fast on excellent horses.
Composure and reflective awareness—Rama remains observant and inwardly steady even while moving swiftly.