पुरुषस्याप्रहृष्टस्य प्रतिषिद्धानुलेपनाम्। सन्तप्तामिव शोकेन गात्रयष्टिमभूषणाम्।।2.114.19।।
puruṣasyāprahṛṣṭasya pratiṣiddhānulepanām | santaptām iva śokena gātrayaṣṭim abhūṣaṇām || 2.114.19 ||
Mistulang katawan ng taong lugmok at walang sigla—pinagkaitan ng mga pahid na langis, walang palamuti—nangayayat at naging balangkas na lamang ng mga sangkap, na wari’y tinupok ng dalamhati.
The verse presents the ethical cost of adharma: when truth and rightful succession are violated, society undergoes a kind of involuntary austerity—beauty and celebration fall away under grief.
The narrator continues portraying Ayodhya as stripped of joy and adornment after Rama’s exile.
The people’s fidelity to Rama is implied: their refusal/inability to rejoice without him reflects loyalty to dharma rather than mere pleasure.