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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.98.36

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.

2.98.36

ete bahuvidhāḥ śokā vilāpa rudite tathā
varjanīyā hi dhīreṇa sarvāvasthāsu dhīmatā

These manifold griefs, and likewise lamentation and weeping, are to be shunned by a steadfast, wise man in all circumstances.

Words: ete — these; bahuvidhāḥ — manifold; śokā — griefs; vilāpa — lamentation; rudite — and weeping; tathā — likewise; varjanīyā hi — are indeed to be avoided; dhīreṇa — by the steadfast one; sarvāvasthāsu — in all conditions; dhīmatā — by the wise one

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.