Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 102, Shloka 33
पितृमरणश्रवणं जलक्रिया च
Hearing of Daśaratha’s death and the libation rites at Mandākinī
तेषां तु रुदतां शब्दात् प्रतिशब्दोऽभवद् गिरौ।भ्रातॄणां सह वैदेह्या सिंहानां नर्दतामिव।।।।
tēṣāṃ tu rudatāṃ śabdāt pratiśabdo ’bhavad girau |
bhrātṝṇāṃ saha vaidēhyā siṃhānām iva nardatām ||
வைதேஹியுடன் கூடிய அந்த சகோதரர்களின் அழுகுரலால் மலையில் எதிரொலி எழுந்தது; அது சிங்கங்கள் கர்ஜிப்பதுபோல இருந்தது.
The mountain echoed with the sound of lamentations of all the brothers along with Sita which resembled the roar of lions.
FAQs
Dharma includes truthful emotion aligned with duty: grief for a father and king is not weakness but a righteous acknowledgment of loss and obligation.
Rama, Bharata, Lakshmana, and Sita lament together; the intensity of their crying reverberates across the mountain.
Filial devotion and sincerity: the brothers’ grief reflects reverence for their father and the moral weight of his passing.