Shloka 10
कौशल्यारामसंवादः
Kausalya–Rama Dialogue on Exile-Dharma
तथा निगदितं मात्रा तद्वाक्यं पुरुषर्षभः।श्रुत्वा रामोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं मातरं भृशदुःखिताम्।।2.24.10।।
tathā nigaditaṃ mātrā tad vākyaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ | śrutvā rāmo ’bravīd vākyaṃ mātaraṃ bhṛśa-duḥkhitām ||
తల్లి అలా పలికిన మాటలు విని, పురుషశ్రేష్ఠుడైన రాముడు తీవ్ర దుఃఖంలో ఉన్న తల్లిని ఉద్దేశించి ప్రతివచనం పలికాడు।
At these words of his mother who was deeply afflicted Rama, best among men replied:
FAQs
Dharma includes responding to grief with composed, responsible speech—Rāma does not react impulsively but answers with moral purpose.
After Kauśalyā speaks to him in sorrow, the narrative turns to Rāma’s reply, setting up his dharmic reasoning.
Rāma’s steadiness and gentleness (dhairya and dayā) in consoling a suffering parent.