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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.15.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 15: Rāma enters the palace. He passes through the celebrating city and enters Daśaratha’s inner rooms, the citizens wait for his return

In the sequence: he listens without becoming conceited, while the people's attention stays fixed on him even after he passes

2.15.11

sarveṣāṃ sa hi dharmātmā varṇānāṃ kurute dayām
caturṇāṃ hi vayaḥsthānāṃ tena te tam anuvratāḥ

For that righteous one shows compassion to all four classes and to those of every stage of life; therefore they are devoted to him.

Words: sarveṣāṃ — to all; sa — he; hi — for; dharmātmā — the righteous one; varṇānāṃ — of the classes, castes; kurute — shows, does; dayām — compassion; caturṇāṃ — of the four; hi — indeed; vayaḥsthānāṃ — of those of (every) age; tena — therefore, by that; te — they; tam — to him; anuvratāḥ — devoted, loyal

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.