Valmiki Ramayana 2.57.4 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 57, Shloka 4
सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः
Sumantra’s Return to Ayodhya and the Palace’s Lament
स वनानि सुगन्धीनि सरितश्च सरांसि च।पश्यन्नतिययौ शीघ्रं ग्रामाणि नगराणि च।।।।
sa vanāni sugandhīni saritaś ca sarāṁsi ca |
paśyann atiyayau śīghraṁ grāmāṇi nagarāṇi ca ||
स सुगन्धीनि वनानि सरितः सरांसि च पश्यन्, ग्रामान् नगराणि च शीघ्रम् अतिययौ।
Having heard the sound emanating from the inner apartment, people, old, young and women, of the city lamented. The city was crowded again.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē saptapañcāśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fiftyseventh sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed as dutiful perseverance: even amid sorrowful duty (returning without Rāma), Sumantra continues his task without abandoning responsibility.
After leaving Rāma in exile, Sumantra travels back toward Ayodhyā, passing landscapes and settlements on the route.
Steadfastness and duty (kartavya-niṣṭhā) in Sumantra—he keeps moving forward despite inner distress.
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