Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 78
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
इति रामस्य मातुश्च सुमित्रायाश्च सन्निधौ।राजा दशरथ श्शोचञ्जीवितान्तमुपागमत्।।।।
iti rāmasya mātuś ca sumitrāyāś ca sannidhau | rājā daśarathaḥ śocañ jīvitāntam upāgamat ||
இவ்வாறு ராமனின் தாயும் சுமித்ரையும் முன்னிலையில், அரசன் தசரதன் புலம்பிக்கொண்டே உயிரின் இறுதியை அடைந்தான்.
King Dasaratha, thus crying in distress in the presence of Rama's mother and Sumitra reached the end of his life.
FAQs
It presents the karmic and moral cost of broken equilibrium in royal duty: a king’s personal anguish becomes a public turning point, reminding that rulers’ choices reverberate through dharma and social order.
The narrator states plainly that Daśaratha dies while grieving, with Kausalyā and Sumitrā present.
The queens’ steadfast presence at a moment of collapse reflects loyalty and composure amid catastrophe.