Verse 20·VR 2.40.20

ततः सबाल वृद्धा सा पुरी परम पीडिता | रामम् एव अभिदुद्राव घर्म आर्तः सलिलम् यथा || २-४०-२०

paarshvataH pR^iShThataH ca api lambamaanaaH tat unmukhaaH | baaShpa puurNa mukhaaH sarve tam uucur bhR^isha duhkhitaaH || 2-40-21

Translation

That city, including the youngsters and the old, stricken with extreme agony, ran towards Rama alone, in the same way as the one afflicted with heat of the sun rushes towards water.

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Rama's Departure from Ayodhya

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