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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.35.27

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 35: The chariot departs. Sumitrā counsels Lakṣmaṇa, crowds and parents follow, Daśaratha calls for a halt while Rāma urges Sumantra onward

In the sequence: Daśaratha and Kausalyā also follow on foot

2.35.27

tato halahalāśabdo jajñe rāmasya pṛṣṭhataḥ
narāṇāṃ prekṣya rājānaṃ sīdantaṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitam

Then a tumultuous clamour of the people arose behind Rāma, as they beheld the king sinking down, deeply grieved.

Words: tato — then; halahalāśabdo — a confused uproar, tumult; jajñe — arose, was produced; rāmasya — of Rāma, behind Rāma; pṛṣṭhataḥ — behind; narāṇāṃ — of the men; prekṣya — having beheld; rājānaṃ — the king; sīdantaṃ — sinking, failing; bhṛśaduḥkhitam — 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.