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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.98.35
Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 98: Bharata’s appeal and Rāma’s answer. Bharata asks him to restore the Kingdom, Rāma teaches the inevitability of loss, separation and death
In the sequence: he urges Bharata to honor their father's good life by carrying out his instruction, just as he himself will do.
2.98.35
taṃ tu naivaṃ vidhaḥ kaś cit prājñaḥ śocitum arhati
tvadvidho yadvidhaś cāpi śrutavān buddhimattaraḥ
No wise man of such a kind ought to grieve for him—one like you, or such a one, learned and of superior intellect.
Words: taṃ tu — but for him; naivaṃ vidhaḥ — not one of such a kind; kaś cit — any; prājñaḥ — a wise man; śocitum arhati — ought to grieve; tvadvidho — one like you; yadvidhaś cāpi — and one of such kind; śrutavān — learned, versed in sacred lore; buddhimattaraḥ — of superior intellect
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.