Shloka 15
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — Daśaratha’s Death Discovered in the Palace
Morning Rites Turn to Lament
अथ सन्देहमानानां स्त्रीणां दृष्ट्वा च पार्थिवम्।यत्तदाशङ्कितं पापं तस्य जज्ञे विनिश्चयः।।।।
atha sandehamānānāṃ strīṇāṃ dṛṣṭvā ca pārthivam |
yat tad āśaṅkitaṃ pāpaṃ tasya jajñe viniścayaḥ ||
అప్పుడు సందేహంలో ఉన్న స్త్రీలు రాజును సమీపంగా పరిశీలించారు; వారు భయపడ్డ ఆ ఘోర అనిష్టమే నిజమని వారికి నిశ్చయం కలిగింది॥
Having seen the king more closely, those women who were apprehensive till then, became certain of the inevitable.
FAQs
Satya (truth) asserts itself: uncertainty gives way to acceptance of reality, even when that reality is painful and inauspicious.
On closer inspection, the attendants become convinced that the feared calamity—Daśaratha’s death—has occurred.
Truth-facing clarity: the movement from doubt to firm recognition of what is, without self-deception.