Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 17
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
तांस्तु सर्वान्प्रतिव्यूह्य युद्धे राजा प्रवासितः।स च शैलवरे रम्ये बभूवाभिरतो मुनिः।।।।
tāṃs tu sarvān prativyūhya yuddhe rājā pravāsitaḥ |
sa ca śailavare ramye babhūvābhirato muniḥ ||
Raja itu menyusun barisan menentang mereka semua dalam perang, namun akhirnya dihalau ke pembuangan. Lalu baginda tinggal di lereng gunung yang indah, tenteram bagaikan seorang muni.
Although king Asita engaged all of them in a battle, he was (defeated and) driven into exile. He retired to a delightful, tall mountain and lived a life of contentment of a sage.
FAQs
Dharma includes resilience: when worldly power is lost, one may still uphold inner discipline and live with contentment rather than bitterness.
Asita is defeated and exiled; he withdraws to a mountain and adopts a sage-like, restrained life.
Stoic composure and self-control—turning misfortune into a life of restraint and contemplation.