Shloka 6
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
उभाभ्यां राजपुत्राभ्यामथ कृत्वाहमञ्जलिम्।प्रस्थितो रथमास्थाय तद्दुःखमपि धारयन्।।2.59.6।।
ubhābhyāṁ rājaputrābhyām atha kṛtvāham añjalim | prasthito ratham āsthāya tadduḥkham api dhārayan || 2.59.6 ||
ఆపై ఆ ఇద్దరు రాజకుమారులకు అంజలి బద్ధంగా నమస్కరించి, నేను రథం ఎక్కి బయలుదేరాను—ఆ దుఃఖాన్ని కూడా అదుపులో ఉంచుకుంటూ.
O queen Kausalya, I am completely immersed in this ocean of sorrow. The misfortune due to Rama's separation is its breadth. Sita's separation is the other end of the shore. Sighs are its turbulent waves and whirlpools. Tears are its foam and turbid waters. Waving of arms is its fishes. Cries of agony are its roars. My dishevelled hair is its moss. Kaikeyi is the mouth of Badaba. My copious tears are its source. Words of the hunchback (Manthara) are the monstrous crocodiles. The cruel boons to Kaikeyi are its shores. Without Rama I cannot cross this sea of sorrow alive. Ah, what a pity
FAQs
The verse teaches dharma as disciplined conduct: one must perform one’s duty with respect and restraint, even when the heart is overwhelmed by sorrow.
After accompanying the exiled princes, Sumantra formally pays reverence and begins the return journey to Ayodhyā.
Sumantra’s composure and propriety are emphasized—he honors the princes and controls grief to carry out his assigned responsibility.