Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105, Shloka 38
भरतस्य प्रार्थना—रामस्य कालधर्मोपदेशः
Bharata’s Petition and Rama’s Instruction on Time and Mortality
तं तु नैवंविधः कश्चित्प्राज्ञ श्शोचितुमर्हति।तत्विधो मद्विधश्चापि श्रुतवान्बुद्धिमत्तरः।।2.105.38।।
taṃ tu naivaṃvidhaḥ kaścit prājñaḥ śocitum arhati | tatvidho madvidhaś cāpi śrutavān buddhimattaraḥ || 2.105.38 ||
Ngunit walang sinumang marunong ang nararapat magdalamhati para sa kanya—ni ikaw na tulad mo, ni ako na tulad ko—sapagkat siya’y may karunungan at higit pang talino.
No one like you or me should ever mourn about this highly sagacious and learned king who was proficient in scriptural knowledge.
FAQs
Dharma includes mastery over emotion through wisdom; the educated are expected to respond to loss with restraint and insight, not helpless lamentation.
Bharata appeals to shared maturity and learning, urging Śatrughna to behave as befits the wise.
Intellectual responsibility: knowledge should translate into composure and right conduct in crisis.