All 4 Uses of
bewail
in
The Ramayana
- Thus mourning in that lonely spot The troubled chief bewailed his lot, And filled with tears, his eyes ran o'er; Then silent sat, and spake no more.†
Book 2 *
- At once with wailing loud and high The matrons shrieked a bitter cry, As widowed elephants bewail Their dead lord in the woody vale.†
Book 2
- Thus he lay and still bewailed With sighs and loud lament Till all his strength and reason failed, The hours of night were spent.†
Book 2
- Hear what He cried in angry mood Bewailing man's ingratitude: "For draughts of wine, for slaughtered cows, For treacherous theft, for broken vows A pardon is ordained: but none For thankless scorn of service done."†
Book 4
Definition:
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(bewail) express strong regret