Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 36: Ayodhyā falls into mourning · 2.36.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.36.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 36: Ayodhyā falls into mourning. Palace women lament, offerings and daily activity cease, animals refuse food and the city loses its joy

In the sequence: The palace women lament the departure of the person who protected them and treated them kindly

2.36.1

tasmiṃs tu puruṣavyāghre niṣkrāmati kṛtāñjalau
ārtaśabdo hi saṃjajñe strīṇām antaḥpure mahān

As that tiger among men went forth with palms joined, a great cry of distress arose among the women in the inner apartments.

Words: tasmiṃs — him (loc. abs.); tu — but, and; puruṣavyāghre — the tiger among men (loc.); niṣkrāmati — going forth (loc. abs.); kṛtāñjalau — with palms joined; ārtaśabdo — cry of distress; hi — indeed; saṃjajñe — arose, was produced; strīṇām — of the women; antaḥpure — in the inner apartments; mahān — great

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.