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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.51.22

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: he delivers Rāma's message to Daśaratha, who collapses

2.51.22

sa tūṣṇīm eva tac chrutvā rājā vibhrānta cetanaḥ
mūrchito nyapatad bhūmau rāmaśokābhipīḍitaḥ

Hearing that, the king, silent, his mind reeling, swooned and fell to the ground, tormented by grief for Rāma.

Words: sa — he; tūṣṇīm — in silence, silently; eva — indeed; tac — that; chrutvā — having heard; rājā — the king; vibhrānta cetanaḥ — his mind reeling; mūrchito — swooning, fainted; nyapatad — fell down; bhūmau — on the ground; rāmaśokābhipīḍitaḥ — tormented by grief for Rāma

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.