सप्तपञ्चाशः सर्गः
Sumantra’s Return to Ayodhya and the Palace’s Lament
कच्चिन्न सगजा साऽश्वा सजना सजनाधिपा।रामसन्तापदुःखेन दग्धा शोकाग्निना पुरी।।।।
kaccin na sagajā sāśvā sajanā sajanādhipā |
rāma-santāpa-duḥkhena dagdhā śokāgninā purī ||
“Hindi kaya ang lunsod na ito ay tinupok ng apoy ng pighati—ng sakit sa pagdurusa ni Rāma—kasama ang mga elepante at kabayo, ang mga tao, at ang kanilang panginoon?”
Beholding the silent city, almost empty, the deeply depressed Sumantra, afflicted with gushing tears reflected:
A ruler and city are bound together by dharma: when the righteous heir suffers, the polity suffers too—dharma is not merely personal, it is social.
Sumantra, seeing the eerie silence, fears Ayodhyā may have collapsed under grief for Rāma.
Compassionate concern: Sumantra worries not only for the royal family but for the whole city and its well-being.
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