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Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 1

अयोध्यायाः शोकवर्णनम्

Ayodhya’s Lament and Civic Desolation

Devanagari script

तेषामेवं विषण्णानां पीडितानामतीव च।बाष्पविप्लुतनेत्राणां सशोकानां मुमूर्षया।।2.48.1।।अनुगम्य निवृत्तानां रामं नगरवासिनाम्।उद्गतानीव सत्वानि बभूवुरमनस्विनाम्।।2.48.2।।

Transliteration

teṣām evaṃ viṣaṇṇānāṃ pīḍitānām atīva ca |

bāṣpa-vipluta-netrāṇāṃ saśokānāṃ mumūrṣayā || 2.48.1 ||

anugamya nivṛttānāṃ rāmaṃ nagaravāsinām |

udgatānīva satvāni babhūvur amanasvinām || 2.48.2 ||

Translation

రాముని అనుసరించి వెళ్లి తిరిగి నగరానికి వచ్చిన పౌరులు అత్యంత విషణ్ణులై, తీవ్రంగా పీడితులయ్యారు. కన్నీళ్లతో నిండిన కళ్లతో, శోకగ్రస్తులై, మరణాభిలాషతో నలిగిపోయి—వారి ప్రాణశక్తి నిష్క్రమించినట్లూ, మనోధైర్యం శూన్యమైనట్లూ కనిపించారు.

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

एवम्thus

विषण्णानाम्of the dejected

पीडितानाम्of the afflicted

अतीवexceedingly

चand

बाष्प-विप्लुत-नेत्राणाम्of those whose eyes were flooded with tears

स-शोकानाम्of the grief-stricken

मुमूर्षयाwith a wish to die

अनुगम्यhaving followed

निवृत्तानाम्of those who had returned

रामम्Rama

नगर-वासिनाम्of the city-dwellers

उद्गतानिgone out/risen (as if leaving)

इवas if

सत्वानिvital energies/spirits

बभूवुःbecame/were

अ-मनस्विनाम्of the dispirited

Context

The people afflicted with sorrow followed Rama and returned to the city deeply distressed. Eyes overflowing with tears, they longed for death. Smitten with grief, they lost their high-mindedness and looked as if their life had been drained out.

Characters & Entities

Rama

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse highlights the community’s moral bond to a righteous leader: when Dharma is embodied in Rama, separation from him feels like separation from life itself. It underlines how public virtue and righteous kingship (rāja-dharma) sustain social and emotional order.

What is the narrative situation?

After accompanying Rama for some distance during his departure for exile, the citizens turn back toward Ayodhya; on returning, they are overwhelmed by grief and appear lifeless with sorrow.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s perceived steadfastness in Dharma and Satya is implicit: the citizens’ despair shows how deeply they trust his righteousness, making him their refuge and moral center.