Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 102, Shloka 16
पितृमरणश्रवणं जलक्रिया च
Hearing of Daśaratha’s death and the libation rites at Mandākinī
ततो बहुगुणं तेषां बाष्पं नेत्रेष्वजायत।तथा ब्रुवति काकुत्स्थे कुमाराणां यशस्विनाम्।।।।
tato bahuguṇaṃ teṣāṃ bāṣpo netreṣv ajāyata |
tathā bruvati kākutsthe kumārāṇāṃ yaśasvinām ||
当迦库特斯塔如此言说时，那些显赫王子眼中涌出更多泪水。
While the scion of the Kakutsthas was saying thus, copious tears welled up from the eyes of all those illustrious sons of Dasaratha.
FAQs
Dharma includes appropriate human response: grief and empathy are not opposed to righteousness; they deepen familial loyalty and motivate the performance of rightful rites.
After Rama announces Dasharatha’s death, the royal brothers/princes are overwhelmed and begin to weep.
Shared compassion and solidarity among the brothers—sorrow is borne together, not in isolation.