द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः — दशरथस्य शोक-विलापः तथा कौशल्यागृह-प्रवेशः
Dasaratha’s Lament and Return to Kausalya’s Apartments
शून्यचत्वरवेश्मान्तां संवृतापणदेवताम्।क्लान्तदुर्बलदुःखार्तां नात्याकीर्णमहापथाम्।।2.42.23।।तामवेक्ष्य पुरीं सर्वां राममेवानुचिन्तयन्।विलपन् प्राविशद्राजा गृहं सूर्य इवाम्बुदम्।।2.42.24।।
śūnyacatvara-veśmāntāṃ saṃvṛtāpaṇa-devatām |
klānta-durbala-duḥkhārtāṃ nātyākīrṇa-mahāpathām || (2.42.23)
tām avekṣya purīṃ sarvāṃ rāmam evānucintayan |
vilapan prāviśad rājā gṛhaṃ sūrya ivāmbudam || (2.42.24)
Thấy khắp kinh thành như thế, lòng chỉ tưởng nhớ riêng Rāma, nhà vua vừa than khóc vừa bước vào cung điện, như mặt trời lặn vào mây.
There the mansions and squares on the highways were all deserted. The temples and marketplaces were closed. The people were weak, fatigued and tormented with grief. The highways were not much crowded. Having seen such a sight of the city on all sides, lamenting and brooding over Rama, Dasaratha entered his palace like the Sun plunging into a cloud.
Even in duplicated transmission, the ethical point remains: adharma in governance produces collective suffering; dharma sustains civic vitality.
The source repeats the prior description while numbering it as a separate verse entry (a formatting/recensional presentation).
Rāma’s implicit virtue is underscored by the city’s reaction—his absence itself becomes the measure of loss.
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