Valmiki Ramayana 2.18.41: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18, Shloka 41
अष्टादशः सर्गः · Kaikeyī Discloses the Boons: Exile to Daṇḍaka and Bharata’s Consecration
इतीव तस्यां परुषं वदन्त्यां न चैव रामः प्रविवेश शोकम् ।
प्रविव्यथे चापि महानुभावो राजा तु पुत्रव्यसनाभितप्तः ॥४१॥
itīva tasyāṁ paruṣaṁ vadantyāṁ na caiva rāmaḥ praviveśa śokam |
pravivyathe cāpi mahānubhāvo rājā tu putravyasanābhitaptaḥ ||41||
Obgleich sie so harte Worte sprach, versank Rāma nicht in Trauer. Doch der edle König, von dem Unheil um den Sohn wie von Feuer versengt, wurde von Schmerz gepeinigt.
Even though she was speaking harsh words, Rama did not come to grief. But the magnanimous king was greatly afflicted to see the calamity on his son.इत्यार्षे श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अयोध्याकाण्डे अष्टादशस्सर्गः।।Thus ends the eighteenth sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the oly Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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Dharma is steady self-mastery: Rāma refuses to be ruled by grief, choosing principled action; the verse contrasts inner discipline with the king’s overwhelming anguish.
After Kaikeyī’s harsh insistence, Rāma remains composed, while Daśaratha suffers intensely at the prospect of his son’s ruin/exile.
Rāma’s equanimity and commitment to dharma; Daśaratha’s deep paternal love (though expressed as debilitating sorrow).
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