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भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम् · Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya
तां शून्यशृङ्गाटकवेश्मरथ्यां रजोऽरुणद्वारकवाटयन्त्राम् ।
दृष्ट्वा पुरीमिन्द्रपुरप्रकाशां दुःखेन सम्पूर्णतरो बभूव ॥४६॥
tāṃ śūnyaśṛṅgāṭakaveśmarathyāṃ rajo'ruṇadvārakavāṭayantrām |
dṛṣṭvā purīm indrapuraprakāśāṃ duḥkhena sampūrṇataro babhūva ||46||
اُس نگری کو—جو کبھی اندرا کے پور کی مانند روشن تھی—جب اس نے دیکھا کہ چوراہے، گھر اور گلیاں سنسان ہیں اور دروازوں کے کواڑ و سازوسامان پر گرد کی سرخی جم گئی ہے، تو وہ غم سے لبریز ہو گیا۔
As he (Bharata) beheld the city of Ayodhya that once had the lustre of the city of Indra, now with its cross-roads, houses and highways all deserted, the fittings (nuts and bolts) on the doors red with dust, he was overwhelmed with grief.
Dharma is linked with prosperity and order; the city’s decay symbolizes the ethical rupture caused by broken truth and disrupted rightful kingship.
The narrator describes Bharata’s emotional response as he sees Ayodhya’s former splendor replaced by abandonment and dust.
Grief rooted in loyalty—Bharata’s sorrow arises from reverence for his father’s realm and the ideal of righteous rule.
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