Chapter 51 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 51

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 51.24

एवं गते न संतापं कर्तुमर्हसि राघव। सीतार्थे राघवार्थे वा दृढो भव नरोत्तम॥

evaṃ gate na saṃtāpaṃ kartumarhasi rāghava| sītārthe rāghavārthe vā dṛḍho bhava narottama||

English Meaning

Under these circumstances, O Laksmana, you should not grieve for Sītā or Rāma; in their interest do you become patient.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)