द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः — दशरथस्य शोक-विलापः तथा कौशल्यागृह-प्रवेशः
Dasaratha’s Lament and Return to Kausalya’s Apartments
इत्येवं विलपन् राजा जनौघेनाभिसंवृतः।अपस्नात इवारिष्टं प्रविवेश पुरोत्तमम्।।।।
ity evaṃ vilapan rājā janaughenābhisaṃvṛtaḥ |
apasnāta ivāriṣṭaṃ praviveśa purottamam ||
یوں نوحہ کرتے ہوئے راجا، لوگوں کے ہجوم میں گھرا ہوا، اَپسْنات کی طرح—گویا نحوست کے غسل سے نشان زدہ اور آنے والی آفت کا پیش خیمہ—شہروں میں سب سے اُتم (ایودھیا) میں داخل ہوا۔
Thus the king, who looked like one after the inauspicious (funeral) bath, surroundedby streams of people entered the most beautiful city (Ayodhya) which portended misfortune.
A ruler’s private unrighteous crisis becomes a public wound: dharma links king and kingdom, so the monarch’s moral and emotional collapse signals disorder for society.
Daśaratha returns into Ayodhyā after the irreversible decision of Rāma’s exile, and the city’s mood mirrors the king’s grief.
The people’s solidarity and concern are emphasized—they gather around the king, reflecting civic loyalty and shared sorrow.
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