सर्गः ४५
In which wakeful LakṣmaṆa tells sorrowing sleepless Guha that old Daśaratha will soon die and widowed Ayōdhyā will fall
Guha offers soft bed and night watch for Rāma — LakṣmaṆa refuses sleep while Rāma lies on ground — Pities invincible prince couched on grass with Sītā — Foretells king will not long survive exile — Sees earth widowed and palace fallen silent — Fears Kausalyā and Sumitrā may not live this night — Mourns father dying unfulfilled without crowning Rāma — Pictures lovely Ayōdhyā with highways music ruined — Hopes to re-enter Ayōdhyā with Rāma after exile — Guha sheds tears hearing truthful prince lament