Valmiki Ramayana 2.77.12: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 77, Shloka 12
और्ध्वदैहिकक्रिया-शोकविलापः
Obsequies for Daśaratha and the Brothers’ Lament
उन्मत्त इव निश्चेता विललाप सुदुःखितः ॥१२॥
स्मृत्वा पितुर्गुणाङ्गानि तानि तानि तथा तथा ।
unmatta iva niścetā vilalāpa suduḥkhitaḥ ||12||
smṛtvā pitur guṇāṅgāni tāni tāni tathā tathā |
In tiefem Schmerz, mit einem Geist, der wie im Wahnsinn schwankte, klagte er, indem er immer wieder die vielen Tugenden seines Vaters ins Gedächtnis rief.
Recollecting the many virtues of his father again and again, like a madman, Satrughna,mentally unsteady, lamented in profound sorrow.
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Remembering and honoring virtue is itself dharmic: the verse frames moral excellence (guṇa) as worthy of continual recollection, shaping the living toward righteousness and truth.
Śatrughna grieves intensely, repeatedly recalling Daśaratha’s qualities.
Daśaratha’s accumulated virtues (guṇas) are foregrounded as the cause of heartfelt reverence.
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