Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 21
षष्टितमः सर्गः — Kausalyā’s Lament and Sumantra’s Consolation
Sītā’s Fearless Forest-Life
न शोच्यास्ते न चात्मनश्शोच्यो नापि जनाधिपः।इदं हि चरितं लोके प्रतिष्ठास्यति शाश्वतम्।।।।
na śocyās te na cātmanaḥ śocyo nāpi janādhipaḥ |
idaṃ hi caritaṃ loke pratiṣṭhāsyati śāśvatam ||
他们不应被怜悯，你也不应被怜悯，甚至国王亦然；因为此等行持之事，将在世间永远确立流传。
With folded hands and faltering words choked by his fastflowing tears the charioteer tried to console Kausalya:
FAQs
Dharma is framed as exemplary conduct that becomes a lasting moral reference for society. The suffering is reinterpreted through the lens of enduring righteousness and truthful fame.
Sumantra argues against despair by stating that Rama’s conduct will become an everlasting model in the world, so lamentation is not fitting.
Rama’s ideal conduct (ācāra) as a timeless standard—virtue that outlives immediate pain.