भरतस्य अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनम्
Bharata’s Return Journey and the Distant Sight of Ayodhya
नाद्यापि श्रूयते शब्दः मत्तानां मृगपक्षिणाम्।।2.71.27।।
संरक्तां मधुरां वाणीं कलं व्याहरतां बहु।
nādya api śrūyate śabdaḥ mattānāṃ mṛga-pakṣiṇām || 2.71.27 ||
saṃraktāṃ madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ kalaṃ vyāharatāṃ bahu |
Đến giờ này vẫn chẳng nghe tiếng nào của muông thú chim chóc—bao loài—cất lên lời hót ngọt ngào, du dương trong ánh hồng rạng đông.
I do not hear in the red tincture of the rising Sun the melodious voices of the freely moving animals and birds.
Dharma is associated with harmony; when harmony breaks, even nature’s ordinary rhythms feel arrested. The silence functions as an ethical-psychological sign of communal distress.
Rama notes the absence of the usual dawn chorus of birds and animals around Ayodhya.
Rama’s contemplative discernment: he recognizes subtle signs and seeks their meaning without rash action.
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