Valmiki Ramayana 2.62.16: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 62, Shloka 16
अयोध्याकाण्डे द्विषष्टितमः सर्गः · Kausalyā consoles Daśaratha; grief, remorse, and nightfall
शक्य आपतित स्सोढुं प्रहारो रिपुहस्ततः ।
सोढुंमापतितश्शोकस्सुसूक्ष्मोऽपि न शक्यते ॥१६॥
śakya āpatitas soḍhuṃ prahāro ripu-hastataḥ |
soḍhum āpatitaś śokas susūkṣmo 'pi na śakyate ||16||
दुश्मन के हाथ का अचानक मारना बर्दाश हो सकता है। पर अचानक आया हुआ दुख, छोटा हो या बड़ा, बर्दाश नहीं होता।
One can endure an unexpected blow from the enemy's hand but to endure unexpected grief, however slight it may be, is impossible.
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It recognizes truthful human limits: dharma is not denial of suffering; compassion begins with admitting that inner pain can be harder than physical injury.
Kausalyā speaks to Daśaratha, trying to articulate the nature of grief as he collapses under Rāma’s separation and guilt.
Kausalyā’s empathy and emotional intelligence—she validates suffering rather than dismissing it.
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