Shloka 4.7.5

काकुत्स्थस्य शोकनिग्रहः—सुग्रीवसान्त्वनम् (Rama’s Grief Restrained—Sugriva’s Consolation)

Devanagari script

अलं वैक्लब्यमालम्ब्य धैर्यमात्मगतं स्मर।त्वद्विधानां न सदृशमीदृशं बुद्धिलाघवम्।।।।

Transliteration

mayā ’pi vyasanaṃ prāptaṃ bhāryāvirahajaṃ mahat | nāham evaṃ hi śocāmi na ca dhairyaṃ parityaje ||

Translation

I too have met great suffering born of separation from my wife; yet I do not grieve in this way, nor do I abandon my fortitude.

Context

'Give up despair. It is enough. Be patient. Maintain your natural disposition.It is unworthy of men like you to entertain such frivolus thoughts?

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma as emotional restraint: suffering is acknowledged, but one should not let grief destroy resolve and right action.

What is the narrative situation?

Sugrīva uses his own experience of loss to counsel Rāma toward steadiness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resilience—holding to dhairya even when personal pain is real.