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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.51.19

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 51: Sumantra returns to Ayodhyā. Citizens surround the empty chariot, news of Rāma’s crossing renews their grief and Daśaratha collapses on receiving his message

In the sequence: covering his face, he drives to the palace and passes through the courtyards as the women wonder how he will speak to Kausalyā

2.51.19

satya rūpaṃ tu tadvākyaṃ rājñaḥ strīṇāṃ niśāmayan
pradīptam iva śokena viveśa sahasā gṛham

Hearing that truthful speech of the king's women, he, as if ablaze with grief, suddenly entered the palace.

Words: satya rūpaṃ — true in form, truthful; tu — but, and; tadvākyaṃ — that speech; rājñaḥ — of the king; strīṇāṃ — of the women; niśāmayan — hearing, perceiving; pradīptam — ablaze, inflamed; iva — as if; śokena — with grief; viveśa — entered; sahasā — suddenly; gṛham — the palace, house

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.