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THE RAMAYANA
What shall I say to high-minded Kau-
salya, O Prince, when she asks me at
Ayodhya Where is my noble daughter-
in-law ? and how is she ?"
इति रामं महात्मानं विलपन्तमनाथवत् ।
उवाच लक्ष्मणो भ्राता वचनं युक्तमव्ययम् ॥
To the high-souled Rama who was lement-
ing thus like one devoid of hope (support),
his brother Lakshmana spoke these appro-
priate and unanswerable words:
संस्तम्भ राम भद्रं ते मा शुचः पुरुषोत्तम ।
नेहशानां मतिर्मन्दा भवत्यकलुषात्मनाम् ॥
"O Rama, best of men, control your-
self. Good betide you: do not give way
to grief. The mind of those who like you
are clear-sighted does not, surely, become
clouded.
उत्साहो बलवानार्य नास्त्युत्साहात् परं बलम् ।
सोत्साहस्यास्ति लोकेऽस्मिन् न किञ्चिदपि दुर्लभम् ॥
O noble one, hope is indeed mighty.
There is no power which is mightier than
hope. To one possessed of hope there is
nothing unattainable in this world.
THE RAMAYANA
What shall I say to high-minded Kau-
salya, O Prince, when she asks me at
Ayodhya Where is my noble daughter-
in-law ? and how is she ?"
इति रामं महात्मानं विलपन्तमनाथवत् ।
उवाच लक्ष्मणो भ्राता वचनं युक्तमव्ययम् ॥
To the high-souled Rama who was lement-
ing thus like one devoid of hope (support),
his brother Lakshmana spoke these appro-
priate and unanswerable words:
संस्तम्भ राम भद्रं ते मा शुचः पुरुषोत्तम ।
नेहशानां मतिर्मन्दा भवत्यकलुषात्मनाम् ॥
"O Rama, best of men, control your-
self. Good betide you: do not give way
to grief. The mind of those who like you
are clear-sighted does not, surely, become
clouded.
उत्साहो बलवानार्य नास्त्युत्साहात् परं बलम् ।
सोत्साहस्यास्ति लोकेऽस्मिन् न किञ्चिदपि दुर्लभम् ॥
O noble one, hope is indeed mighty.
There is no power which is mightier than
hope. To one possessed of hope there is
nothing unattainable in this world.