Shloka 6
काकुत्स्थस्य शोकनिग्रहः—सुग्रीवसान्त्वनम्
Rama’s Grief Restrained—Sugriva’s Consolation
मयाऽपि व्यसनं प्राप्तं भार्याविरहजं महत्।नाहमेवं हि शोचामि न च धैर्यं परित्यजे।।
mayā ’pi vyasanaṃ prāptaṃ bhāryāvirahajaṃ mahat | nāham evaṃ hi śocāmi na ca dhairyaṃ parityaje ||
Auch mich traf großes Leid, geboren aus der Trennung von meiner Gattin; doch ich klage nicht auf diese Weise und gebe meine Standhaftigkeit nicht preis.
'Give up despair. It is enough. Be patient. Maintain your natural disposition.It is unworthy of men like you to entertain such frivolus thoughts?
FAQs
Dharma as emotional restraint: suffering is acknowledged, but one should not let grief destroy resolve and right action.
Sugrīva uses his own experience of loss to counsel Rāma toward steadiness.
Resilience—holding to dhairya even when personal pain is real.