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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.36.13

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 people lose interest in food and pleasure, and no cheerful faces remain on the streets

2.36.13

bāṣpaparyākulamukho rājamārgagato janaḥ
na hṛṣṭo lakṣyate kaś cit sarvaḥ śokaparāyaṇaḥ

With faces bewildered by tears, the people thronging the royal highway — not one is seen glad; all are given over to grief.

Words: bāṣpaparyākulamukho — with face confused by tears; rājamārgagato — gone to the royal road; janaḥ — the people; na hṛṣṭo — not glad; lakṣyate — is seen, observed; kaś cit — anyone; sarvaḥ — all, everyone; śokaparāyaṇaḥ — devoted to, given over to grief

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.