Valmiki Ramayana 2.65.22 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 65, Shloka 22
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — Daśaratha’s Death Discovered in the Palace
Morning Rites Turn to Lament
कौसल्या च सुमित्रा च दृष्ट्वा स्प़ृष्ट्वा च पार्थिवम्।हा नाथेति परिक्रुश्य पेततुर्धरणीतले।।।।
kausalyā ca sumitrā ca dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā ca pārthivam | hā nātheti parikruśya petatur dharaṇītale ||
कौसल्या च सुमित्रा च दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा च पार्थिवम्। हा नाथेति परिक्रुश्य पेततुर्धरणीतले॥
Kausalya and Sumitra looked at the king, touched his body, cried aloud, 'Ah, lord' and collapsed on the floor.
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It reflects marital fidelity and the bond of duty and affection (patnī-dharma), where the queens’ grief is an immediate, embodied response to the king’s death.
They reach Daśaratha, confirm his lifelessness by touch, and collapse in grief.
Devotion and loyalty—expressed through their direct, unmediated lament for their husband and king.
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