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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.36

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 34: Farewell to the Queens. Daśaratha orders the chariot and supplies for Sītā, Kausalyā counsels her and Rāma takes leave of his father’s wives

In the sequence: Rāma asks his mother to care for Daśaratha and assures her that the years will pass → he apologizes to all his father's wives for any offense he has caused and takes leave amid their lamentation.

2.34.36

murajapaṇavameghaghoṣavad daśarathaveśma babhūva yat purā
vilapita paridevanākulaṃ vyasanagataṃ tad abhūt suduḥkhitam

The palace of Daśaratha, which once had rung like the thunder of drums, tabors, and clouds, now became fallen into calamity, filled with wailing and lamentation, and sunk in deepest grief.

Words: murajapaṇavameghaghoṣavad — resounding like drums, tabors, and clouds; daśarathaveśma — the palace of Daśaratha; babhūva — was; yat — which; purā — formerly; vilapita — wailing; paridevanākulaṃ — agitated with lamentation; vyasanagataṃ — fallen into calamity; tad — that; abhūt — became; suduḥkhitam — deeply grieved

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.