Valmiki Ramayana 2.65.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 65, Shloka 5
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः · Daśaratha’s Death Discovered in the Palace
Morning Rites Turn to Lament
तेन शब्देन विहगाः प्रतिबुद्धा विसस्वनुः ।
शाखास्थाः पञ्जरस्थाश्च ये राजकुलगोचराः ॥५॥
tena śabdena vihagāḥ pratibuddhā visasvanuḥ |
śākhāsthāḥ pañjarasthāś ca ye rājakulagocarāḥ ||5||
ครั้นถูกปลุกด้วยเสียงนั้น เหล่านกทั้งหลายก็ส่งเสียงเจื้อยแจ้ว—บางตัวเกาะอยู่ตามกิ่งไม้ บางตัวอยู่ในกรง—ทั่วเขตพระราชสำนัก
The birds perched on the branches and some in cages awoke and began to twitter all over the palace.
FAQs
The verse indirectly stresses harmony (saṁgati) in a well-ordered kingdom: auspicious human conduct ripples outward, producing a peaceful, responsive environment.
The palace fills with praise-sounds, and even the birds within the royal compound awaken and respond with their own calls.
Not a personal virtue, but the ideal of an auspicious, orderly court-life where ritual and celebration proceed in a regulated manner.
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