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Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 36

अयोध्यायाः शोकवर्णनम्

Ayodhya’s Lament and Civic Desolation

Devanagari script

तथा स्त्रियो रामनिमित्तमातुरायथा सुते भ्रातरि वा विवासिते।विलप्य दीना रुरुदुर्विचेतसस्सूतैर्हि तासामधिको हि सोऽभवत्।।2.48.36।।

Transliteration

tathā striyo rāmanimittam āturā

yathā sute bhrātari vā vivāsite |

vilapya dīnā rurudur vicetasaḥ

sūtair hi tāsām adhiko hi so 'bhavat || 2.48.36 ||

Translation

రాముని కారణంగా స్త్రీలు అతి వ్యాకులులయ్యారు; తమ కుమారుడు గాని సోదరుడు గాని నిర్వాసితుడైనట్లుగా. దైన్యంతో విలపిస్తూ, చిత్తవిభ్రాంతులై వారు కన్నీరు కార్చారు; ఎందుకంటే వారి దృష్టిలో రాముడు తమ కుమారులకన్నా కూడా అధికుడు.

Word by Word

तथाthus

स्त्रियःwomen

राम-निमित्तम्for Rama's sake / because of Rama

आतुराःdistressed

यथाas

सुतेwhen (one's) son

भ्रातरि(or) brother (when...)

वाor

विवासितेwhen (he) has been exiled

विलप्यhaving lamented

दीनाःdejected

रुरुदुःwept

विचेतसःdistraught

सूतैःthan sons

हिindeed

तासाम्of them

अधिकःgreater/more

हिindeed

सःhe (Rama)

अभवत्became/was

Context

The women grieved over Rama as if a son or a brother had been exiled. Depressed and distressed, they wept and sobbed. For them, Rama was indeed more than their sons.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

FAQs

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

A dharmic leader becomes a moral refuge beyond blood ties: righteousness creates bonds of trust so strong that society experiences his loss like the loss of family.

What is the narrative situation?

The narrator describes the depth of women’s grief in Ayodhyā, comparing it to the pain of a close relative’s banishment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s nurturing, protective righteousness—so dependable that people value him even above their private familial attachments.