Valmiki Ramayana 2.50.51: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 50, Shloka 51
गङ्गादर्शनम् तथा गुहसमागमः
Vision of the Gaṅgā and Meeting with Guha
तथा शयानस्य ततोऽस्य धीमतो यशस्विनो दाशरथेर्महात्मनः ।
अदृष्टदुःखस्य सुखोचितस्य सा तदाव्यतीयाय चिरेण शर्वरी ॥५१॥
tathā śayānasya tato ’sya dhīmato yaśasvino dāśarather mahātmanaḥ |
adṛṣṭaduḥkhasya sukhocitasya sā tadā vyatīyāya cireṇa śarvarī ||51||
राम ज़मीन पर लेटा था। वो बड़े घर का बेटा था, आराम से रहता था। कभी दुख नहीं देखा था उसने। रात गुज़र रही थी, पर बहुत लंबी लग रही थी। कैसे सोएं ऐसे में, यह सोच के।
As the wise, illustrious, magnanimous son of Dasaratha (Rama) who was used to pleasures and not discomfort lay on the ground, the long night slipped away.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē pañcāśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fiftieth sarga of Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
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Dharma is endurance: even one raised in comfort bears hardship without abandoning righteousness.
Rama spends the night on the ground during exile; the narrator highlights the contrast between his former comfort and present austerity.
Kṣānti (forbearance) and inner steadiness amid suffering.
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