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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.95.34

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 95: Rāma’s offerings for Daśaratha. Hearing of his death, Rāma collapses, then offers Mandākinī water and iṅgudī paste with jujube as his own forest fare

In the sequence: their cries reach the camp, and people hurry toward them → Rāma receives the grieving followers affectionately.

2.95.34

teṣāṃ tu rudatāṃ śabdāt pratiśrutkābhavad girau
bhrātṝṇāṃ saha vaidehyā siṃhānāṃ nardatām iva

From the sound of those brothers weeping together with Vaidehī, an echo arose on the mountain, as of lions roaring.

Words: teṣāṃ — of those; tu — but, indeed; rudatāṃ — weeping; śabdāt — from the sound; pratiśrutkābhavad — an echo arose; girau — on the mountain; bhrātṝṇāṃ — of the brothers; saha — together with; vaidehyā — Vaidehī; siṃhānāṃ — of lions; nardatām — roaring; iva — like

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.