Chapter 63 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 63.1

प्रतिबुद्धो मुहूर्तेन शोकोपहतचेतनः। अथ राजा दशरथः स चिन्तामभ्यपद्यत ॥

pratibuddho muhūrtena śokopahatacetanaḥ| atha rājā daśarathaḥ sa cintāmabhyapadyata ||

English Meaning

Starting in a moment from sleep, king Dasaratha deprived (almost) of his consciousness by grief, (again) became a prey to thought.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)