Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 62: Kausalyā Pacifies Daśaratha
Text 2.62.15
शोको नाशयते धैर्यं शोको नाशयते श्रुतम्।
शोको नाशयते सर्वं नास्ति शोकसमो रिपुः॥
śoko nāśayate dhairyaṁ śoko nāśayate śrutam
śoko nāśayate sarvaṁ nāsti śoka-samo ripuḥ
śokaḥ = sorrow; nāśayate = destroys; dhairyam = patience; śokaḥ = sorrow; nāśayate = destroys; śrutam = learning; śokaḥ = sorrow; nāśayate = destroys; sarvam = everything; na asti = there is no; śoka-samaḥ = equal to sorrow; ripuḥ = enemy.
Sorrow destroys patience. Sorrow destroys learning. Sorrow destroys everything. There is no enemy equal to sorrow.