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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.59.12

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 59: Discovery of Daśaratha’s death. Attendants arrive with the morning’s songs and offerings, find the King unresponsive and awaken the Queens to mourning

In the sequence: his wives gather around the body, and the palace fills with mourning.

2.59.12

tat samuttrastasaṃbhrāntaṃ paryutsukajanākulam
sarvatas tumulākrandaṃ paritāpārtabāndhavam

That (palace) — terrified and bewildered, thronged with anxious folk, filled everywhere with tumultuous wailing, its kinsfolk stricken with grief,

Words: tat — that; samuttrastasaṃbhrāntaṃ — terrified and bewildered; paryutsukajanākulam — thronged with anxious people; sarvatas — everywhere; tumulākrandaṃ — with tumultuous wailing; paritāpārtabāndhavam — its kinsfolk afflicted with anguish

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.