At the sight of Rama, the lord of men (king Dasaratha), tortured with grief, immediately ran towards him but before he could reach him, fell unconscious on the floor. [2-34-17]
स्त्रीसहस्रनिनादश्च संजज्ञे राजवेश्मनि | हा हा रामेति सहसा भूषणध्वनिमूर्छितः || २-३४-१९
All on a sudden there arose from (the mouths of) a thousand women of the palace cries of 'alas, alas, Rama' mingled with the tinkling sounds of their ornaments. [2-34-19]