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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.81.4

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 81: Rāma and Sītā’s grass bed. Guha shows Bharata where they slept after taking only water, while Lakṣmaṇa and the Niṣādas kept watch

In the sequence: Śatrughna supports him, and the Queens hurry over

2.81.4

tadavasthaṃ tu bharataṃ śatrughno 'nantara sthitaḥ
pariṣvajya rurodoccair visaṃjñaḥ śokakarśitaḥ

Śatrughna, standing close by, embraced Bharata in that state and wept aloud, senseless and wasted with grief.

Words: tadavasthaṃ — in that condition; tu — and; bharataṃ — Bharata; śatrughno — Śatrughna; 'nantara — near, close by; sthitaḥ — standing; pariṣvajya — having embraced; rurodoccair — wept aloud; visaṃjñaḥ — senseless, distraught; śokakarśitaḥ — wasted with grief

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.