Valmiki Ramayana 2.21.28: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21, Shloka 28
अयोध्याकाण्डे एकविंशः सर्गः
Lakṣmaṇa’s militant counsel and Rāma’s dharma-based persuasion of Kausalyā
विलपन्तीं तथा दीनां कौसल्यां जननीं ततः।उवाच रामो धर्मात्मा वचनं धर्मसंहितम्।।2.21.28।।
vilapantīṃ tathā dīnāṃ kausalyāṃ jananīṃ tataḥ | uvāca rāmo dharmātmā vacanaṃ dharmasaṃhitam || 2.21.28 ||
ຕໍ່ມາ ພຣະຣາມຜູ້ມີໃຈຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃນທຳ ໄດ້ກ່າວຖ້ອຍຄຳອັນສອດຄ່ອງກັບທຳ ແກ່ພຣະມານດາເກົາສະລະຍາ ຜູ້ທຸກທ້ອນແລະຮ້ອງໄຫ້ຢູ່ນັ້ນ.
Thereafter, virtuous Rama addressed these words consistent with righteousness to his miserable mother Kausalya who was thus lamenting:
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Rāma’s response is framed as dharma-consistent speech: even amid grief and conflict, one should speak in alignment with righteousness.
After Kausalyā’s lament and pleas, the narration transitions to Rāma’s dharmic reply.
Rāma’s dharmātmā nature—moral steadiness and principled speech under pressure.
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