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Sundara Kanda Sarga 36 Shloka 29
Original Shloka
धर्मापदेशात्त्यजतश्च राज्यं मां चाप्यरण्यं नयतः पदातिम्। नासीद्व्यथा यस्य न भीर्न शोकः कच्चित्स धैर्यं हृदये करोति।।5.36.29।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

धर्मापदेशात् for the cause of establishing righteousness, राज्यम् sovereignty, त्यजतः given up, मां चापि including me, पदातिम् on foot, अरण्यम् to the forest, नयतः conducted, यस्य whose, व्यथा agony, नासीत् not shown, भीः fear, न not, शोकः grief, न not, सः he, हृदये at heart, धैर्यम् courage, करोति कच्चित् will sustain I hope.

English Commentary

"Rama has given up sovereignty for the sake of establishing righteousness and led me into the forest on foot.He had not then felt any fear, anxiety or grief at heart.Rama showed patience, instead. Hope he retains them.