Chapter 62 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 62

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 62.14

शोको नाशयते धैर्यं शोको नाशयते श्रुतम्। शोको नाशयते सर्वं नास्ति शोकसमो रिपुः॥

śoko nāśayate dhairyaṃ śoko nāśayate śrutam| śoko nāśayate sarvaṃ nāsti śokasamo ripuḥ||

English Meaning

Sorrow destroys patience, sorrow destroys knowledge of the scriptures, sorrow destroys every things; there is no enemy like to sorrow.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)