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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.57.2

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 57: Daśaratha’s arrow aimed at a sound. He recalls mistaking a filling pot for an elephant and shooting a youth who directs him to his blind parents

In the sequence: Waking repeatedly in distress, Daśaratha begins a confession to Kausalyā at midnight on the sixth night

2.57.2

rāmalakṣmaṇayoś caiva vivāsād vāsavopamam
āviveśopasargas taṃ tamaḥ sūryam ivāsuram

Because of the exile of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, an affliction entered him who was the equal of Indra, as the demonic darkness (Rāhu) overtakes the sun.

Words: rāmalakṣmaṇayoś — of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa; caiva — and indeed; vivāsād — because of the banishment; vāsavopamam — like Vāsava (Indra); āviveśopasargas — an affliction entered; taṃ — him; tamaḥ — darkness; sūryam — the sun; ivāsuram — like the demonic one

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.