Valmiki Ramayana 2.49.1: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 1
एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49): Rāma’s Night Journey Beyond Kosala and the Charioteer Address
रामोऽपि रात्रिशेषेण तेनैव महदन्तरम्।जगाम पुरुषव्याघ्रः पितुराज्ञामनुस्मरन्।।।।
rāmo 'pi rātriśeṣeṇa tenaiva mahad antaram |
jagāma puruṣavyāghraḥ pitur ājñām anusmaran ||2.49.1||
وراما أيضًا، وهو نمرٌ بين الرجال، قطع مسافةً عظيمة في ما تبقّى من الليل، مستحضرًا على الدوام أمرَ أبيه.
Graceful Rama, best among men with a voice resembling that of an intoxicated swan, called the charioteer again and again and said:
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Dharma here is fidelity to one’s pledged duty and to a parent’s word: Rāma’s steady remembrance of his father’s command reflects satya and disciplined righteousness even under injustice.
After leaving Ayodhyā, Rāma continues traveling through the night as part of his exile journey.
Rāma’s steadfastness in truth and obedience—he does not waver from the command that sends him to hardship.
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