Valmiki Ramayana 2.75.65: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 65
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya · Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation
लालप्यमानस्य विचेतनस्य प्रणष्टबुद्धेः पतितस्य भूमौ ।
मुहुर्मुहुर्निश्श्वसतश्च घर्मं सा तस्य शोकेन जगाम रात्रिः ॥६५॥
lālapyamānasya vicetanasya praṇaṣṭabuddheḥ patitasya bhūmau |
muhur muhur niśśvasataś ca gharmaṃ sā tasya śokena jagāma rātriḥ ||65||
ราตรีนั้นล่วงไปท่ามกลางความโศกเพราะพระภรต—ผู้ล้มลงกับพื้น หมดสติ ปัญญามืดมัว—คร่ำครวญซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า และถอนลมหายใจยาวอุ่นลึกครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า
That night passed off in grief for Bharata, who fell on the ground with his mind clouded and his senses lost. He lamented again and again, heaving deep, warm sighs.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē pañcasaptatitamassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the seventyfifth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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The verse underscores that dharma is lived by embodied persons: intense sorrow can overwhelm cognition, and the narrative invites compassionate care as part of righteous response to suffering.
Bharata remains collapsed and inconsolable through the night, repeatedly sighing and lamenting as grief persists.
Bharata’s sincerity of feeling and moral sensitivity—his grief reflects deep loyalty and conscience, even though it incapacitates him.
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