Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 64: Daśaratha Gives up his Life in Remembrance of Lord RāmaText 2.64.77
Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 64: Daśaratha Gives up his Life in Remembrance of Lord Rāma
Text 2.64.77
हा राघव महाबाहो हा ममायासनाशन।
हा पितृप्रिय मे नाथ हाद्य क्वासि गतः सुत॥
hā rāghava mahā-bāho hā mamāyāsa-nāśana
hā pitṛ-priya me nātha hādya kvāsi gataḥ suta
hā = alas; rāghava = O Rāghava; mahā-bāho hā = O mighty armed one; mama = my; āyāsa-nāśana = who destroys distress; hā pitṛ-priya = O one dear to Your father; me nātha hā = O my Lord; adya = today; kva = where; asi gataḥ = have You gone; suta = my son.
Alas! O Rāghava, O mighty armed one who destroys my distress, O one dear to Your father, O my Lord, my son, where have You gone today?