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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.51.23

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

2.51.23

tato 'ntaḥpuram āviddhaṃ mūrchite pṛthivīpatau
uddhṛtya bāhū cukrośa nṛpatau patite kṣitau

Then, when the lord of the earth swooned, the inner apartments were thrown into confusion; and as the king lay fallen on the ground, they wailed with arms upraised.

Words: tato — then; 'ntaḥpuram — the inner apartments, harem; āviddhaṃ — thrown into confusion, agitated; mūrchite — when had swooned (loc. abs.); pṛthivīpatau — the lord of the earth (loc. abs.); uddhṛtya — having raised up; bāhū — the arms; cukrośa — wailed, cried out; nṛpatau — when the king (loc. abs.); patite — having fallen (loc. abs.); kṣitau — on the ground

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.