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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.53.9

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 53: Daśaratha’s remorse. Sumantra describes the horses’ reluctance and the country’s grief, Daśaratha regrets his uncounselled decision and begs to see Rāma

In the sequence: in Ayodhyā, people of every disposition seemed equally distressed

2.53.9

harmyair vimānaiḥ prāsādair avekṣya ratham āgatam
hāhākārakṛtā nāryo rāmādarśanakarśitāḥ

'From mansions, towers, and palaces, seeing the chariot arrive, the women raised cries of woe, wasted from not seeing Rāma.'

Words: harmyair — from mansions; vimānaiḥ — from towers, lofty halls; prāsādair — from palaces; avekṣya — having looked down, seen; ratham — the chariot; āgatam — arrived, come; hāhākārakṛtā — raising cries of 'alas!'; nāryo — the women; rāmādarśanakarśitāḥ — wasted from not seeing 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.