Valmiki Ramayana 2.42.5: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 42, Shloka 5
द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः · दशरथस्य शोक-विलापः तथा कौशल्यागृह-प्रवेशः
Dasaratha’s Lament and Return to Kausalya’s Apartments
तां नयेन च सम्पन्नो धर्मेण विनयेन च ।
उवाच राजा कैकेयीं समीक्ष्य व्यथितेन्द्रियः ॥५॥
tāṃ nayena ca sampanno dharmeṇa vinayena ca |
uvāca rājā kaikeyīṃ samīkṣya vyathitendriyaḥ ||5||
Raja, yang sempurna dengan kelurusan, dharma dan kerendahan hati, memandang Kaikeyī; namun inderanya digoncang derita, baginda berkata kepadanya.
The king, endowed with rectitude, virtue and also humility, stared at and said to Kaikeyi with pain.
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Even in personal devastation, the king is characterized by dharma and vinaya (humility). The verse highlights the ideal that inner virtue remains a standard, even when emotions are overwhelmed.
Daśaratha, tormented after Rāma’s exile, turns to Kaikeyī and begins to address her, his composure strained by grief.
Daśaratha’s moral formation—naya, dharma, and humility—contrasted with his present emotional collapse.
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