Valmiki Ramayana 2.59.18: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59, Shloka 18
एकोनषष्ठितमः सर्गः (Sarga 59): सुमन्त्रवाक्यं, अयोध्याविषादः, दाशरथिशोकसागरः
नामित्राणां न मित्राणामुदासीनजनस्य च ।
अहमार्ततया किञ्चिद्विशेषमुपलक्षये ॥१८॥
na amitrāṇāṃ na mitrāṇām udāsīna-janasya ca |
aham ārtatayā kiṃcid viśeṣam upalakṣaye ||18||
ആ വ്യഥയിൽ ശത്രുക്കളിലും സുഹൃത്തുകളിലും ഉദാസീനരിലും പോലും ഞാൻ യാതൊരു പ്രത്യേക വ്യത്യാസവും കണ്ടില്ല; എല്ലാവരുടെയും ദുഃഖം ഒരുപോലെ തന്നെയായിരുന്നു.
I did not see any difference in the degree of anguish among friends, those who are not friends and and those who are indifferent. (The degree of agony was same in all).
FAQs
Dharma’s social power: righteousness can unify society beyond factional lines; grief becomes universal when a truly dharmic figure is wronged or removed.
Sumantra reports that all groups in the city reacted with the same sorrow at Rama’s absence.
Rama’s impartial benevolence (sarva-hita): even those not aligned with him are moved, implying his universally recognized goodness.
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