Shloka 2.24.10
कौशल्यारामसंवादः — Kausalya–Rama Dialogue on Exile-Dharma
तथा निगदितं मात्रा तद्वाक्यं पुरुषर्षभः।श्रुत्वा रामोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं मातरं भृशदुःखिताम्।।2.24.10।।
tathā nigaditaṃ mātrā tad vākyaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | śrutvā rāmo ’bravīd vākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśa-duḥkhitām ||
Hearing those words spoken by his mother, Rāma, best among men, replied to his mother, who was overwhelmed with grief.
At these words of his mother who was deeply afflicted Rama, best among men replied:
Dharma includes responding to grief with composed, responsible speech—Rāma does not react impulsively but answers with moral purpose.
After Kauśalyā speaks to him in sorrow, the narrative turns to Rāma’s reply, setting up his dharmic reasoning.
Rāma’s steadiness and gentleness (dhairya and dayā) in consoling a suffering parent.