अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चषष्टितमः सर्गः — Daśaratha’s Death Discovered in the Palace
Morning Rites Turn to Lament
निष्प्रभा च विवर्णा च सन्ना शोकेन सन्नता।न व्यराजत कौसल्या तारेव तिमिरावृता।।।।
niṣprabhā ca vivarṇā ca sannā śokena sannatā |
na vyarājata kausalyā tāreva timirāvṛtā ||
Kauśalyā, ánh sắc tàn phai, mặt mày nhợt nhạt, chìm lún trong sầu khổ, thân thể rã rời, chẳng còn rạng ngời—như vì sao bị bóng tối che phủ.
Kausalya, with her face dull and pallid, sank down, her limbs contracted. She looked lustreless like stars enveloped in darkness.
Dharma includes honoring emotional truth: the epic does not deny grief but records it faithfully, teaching that righteousness is lived by real people with real sorrow.
Kauśalyā is shown physically transformed by grief, foreshadowing the crisis unfolding in the palace.
Sincerity of feeling (anṛśaṃsya/compassionate realism): the text treats suffering with dignity rather than spectacle.
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