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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.36.3

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 36: Ayodhyā falls into mourning. Palace women lament, offerings and daily activity cease, animals refuse food and the city loses its joy

In the sequence: The palace women lament the departure of the person who protected them and treated them kindly

2.36.3

na krudhyaty abhiśasto 'pi krodhanīyāni varjayan
kruddhān prasādayan sarvān samaduḥkhaḥ kva gacchati

He does not grow angry even when reviled, shunning all that provokes anger, conciliating all who are angered, and sharing their sorrows — where does he go?

Words: na krudhyaty — does not grow angry; abhiśasto 'pi — even when accused, reviled; krodhanīyāni — things that cause anger; varjayan — avoiding, shunning; kruddhān — the angered ones; prasādayan — conciliating, appeasing; sarvān — all; samaduḥkhaḥ — sharing (their) sorrow; kva — where; gacchati — goes

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.