Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 114, Shloka 32
अयोध्याप्रवेशः
Bharata Enters Ayodhya and Perceives the City’s Desolation
तदा तदन्तः पुरमुंजहितप्रभं सुरैरिवोत्सृष्टमभास्करं दिनम्।
निरीक्ष्य सर्वं तु विविक्तमात्मवान्मुमोच बाष्पं भरतः सुदुःखितः।।2.114.32।।
tadā tadantaḥpuram uñjahitaprabhaṁ surair ivotsṛṣṭam abhāskaraṁ dinam |
nirīkṣya sarvaṁ tu viviktam ātmavān mumoca bāṣpaṁ bharataḥ suduḥkhitaḥ ||2.114.32||
அப்போது தன்னடக்கமுடைய பரதன் அந்த அந்தப்புரமெங்கும் நோக்கினான்—ஒளி நீங்கிப் பிரிந்து, தனிமையாய் வெறிச்சோடி; தேவர்கள் கைவிட்ட, சூரியமற்ற நாளைப் போல—மிகுந்த துயரத்தில் கண்ணீர் சிந்தினான்.
Self-possessed Bharata beholding the secluded inner apartment deserted by the gods shorn of splendour, like the day deprived of the Sun shed tears in distress.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē caturdaśōttaraśatatamassargaḥ.Thus ends the hundredfourteenth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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Dharma includes emotional truth (satya to one’s feelings) disciplined by self-control: Bharata remains composed yet does not deny grief, modeling balanced conduct amid calamity.
Bharata enters and surveys the deserted inner palace, now without its former brilliance; overwhelmed, he finally weeps.
Ātma-saṁyama (self-restraint) joined with sincerity: Bharata is self-possessed, but his tears reflect genuine love and responsibility.