श्री राम-दशरथ संवाद, अवधवासियों का विषाद, कैकेयी को समझाना -Dialogue between Shri Ram and His father, grief stricken people of Ayodhya criticize Kaikeyi

"सबके मुख सूखे जाते हैं, आँखों से आँसू बहते हैं, शोक हृदय में नहीं समाता। मानो करुणा रस की सेना अवध पर डंका बजाकर उतर आई हो॥46॥"

"Their mouths went dry, a flood of tears streamed from their eyes, and their hearts were overcome with sorrow. It seemed as though an army of compassion itself had descended upon Ayodhya, beating the drums of its arrival."